Author Topic: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....  (Read 12939 times)

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50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« on: January 31, 2010, 07:32:29 PM »
Some of you sallies read the forecast for Saturday. Yep 50% chance, really meant dry rock in the lower canyon and wet sloppy shit in the valley proper.

Jake and I had a nice day yesterday at Arch Rock. I had always wanted to do Enlish Breakfast Crack.



I got to lead the 1st pitch grovel-fest and lose a few pounds.

Oddly, while it took me forever to lead the 1st pitch....Jake cruzed in 5 min!

Does this mean I can now post up on offwidth.com??
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2010, 08:20:40 PM »
Are we developing a "widefetish", perhaps? ;)
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EBC is a cool route. Cheers. ;D
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2010, 08:22:53 PM »
sorry champ, couldn't take the risk.


i got a sunburn today. It's tuff climbing at Pinns.


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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2010, 08:36:18 PM »
Munge has a widefetish..........Or so I've heard. ;)
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2010, 08:49:14 PM »
Hey F4, post that pic I took of you at the top of the first pitch.  We really did luck out with the weather, it looks like it's gonna rain or snow the rest of the week in the valley!  The only bummer was that we didn't get to climb with Munge and the other chaps - otherwise a great weekend.

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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2010, 08:56:05 PM »
more like a wide infection, still treating it. hoping it will go away. ;)

yeah, would have been fun to climb with you guys.

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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2010, 09:00:21 PM »
Ya couldda done some heal-toeing.
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2010, 09:19:36 PM »
Glad to see you guys rocked it out without the so called weather!

That 1st pitch is burly and awk, Not to mention the houdini shizzle needed to get out of the slot and to the anchor stance.

I can't remember but I probably vomited somewhere on the route.

Too much sun in your picture, which means you had a great weekend ;)

Mucci

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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2010, 11:12:39 PM »
Luck all the way around. Arch is an AWESOME place to spend on a cold day though. Summer time its a whole 'nother thing.
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2010, 08:52:51 AM »
Hey Josh, I wanted to vomit!

The worse part of it was doing the 2nd pitch when I was already gassed. That was a cool pitch. Normally, I'd love to layback, but this time, ugh!

Yesterday was sunny and warm. The valley was empty.

Yet, there was a party on the E-But of El Cap.

It's going to take me a bit to download and covert my photos.
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2010, 09:39:04 AM »
wow, East Butt in Jan? I'd think that Horsetail would soak the route! Awesome.....booking February trips for shore! Anyone else down?
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2010, 02:36:27 PM »
F4 and Mud, I'll share this with you...



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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2010, 02:46:41 PM »
Happy Birthday F4! I think the sun came out just for you.

Sorry that we could not make the trip. Mud was (and still is) on call. When I dragged him to Santa Cruz for a bike demo, I played in the parking lot while he went on the trail so I could watch his pager. I was trained to do the proper response, but my test never came.

Looking forward to your E Butt report too.
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2010, 02:49:04 PM »
Happy Birthday F4! I think the sun came out just for you.

Sorry that we could not make the trip. Mud was (and still is) on call. When I dragged him to Santa Cruz for a bike demo, I played in the parking lot while he went on the trail so I could watch his pager. I was trained to do the proper response, but my test never came.

Looking forward to your E Butt report too.


DITTO!!!

BTW, did I misunderstand.....did you and Jake do East Butt?
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2010, 03:22:01 PM »
^^^Yeah I thought you were talking smack on the foolish party that would brave the E butt in water park conditions.

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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2010, 03:43:53 PM »
As long as the wind is favorable the E Butt of El Cap would be ok.
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2010, 03:48:28 PM »
As long as the wind is favorable the E Butt of El Cap would be ok.

And if it isn't















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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2010, 04:55:25 PM »
E-Butt, me in the winter? No way. I just saw a party on it. Yesterday was a nice day...not much wind.

I was recovering from saturday's grovel-fest.
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2010, 05:10:32 PM »
Obviously, I misunderstood. I thought the reason you knew that there was a party on E Butt was you went there too. I would think the descent for it should be hideous this time of the year with the snow and the snow melt.
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Re: 50% of Percipitation in the Valley = this....
« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2010, 06:04:38 PM »
Yup.....Them raps would be treacherous. :P :-[ :'(
Holy crap! oh, please little hook stay, please stay, that's right you're fine........And  Yes! off THAT manky shit. Whew.