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High Sierra / Tuolumne Trip â€˜09 – Part 3 Backcountry & Sport Climbs

Eileen Ringwald July 29, 2009 0 Comments

Day 6 – 7/15 The Parade of climbers continued on Wednesday. Peter, Jamie and I started off by getting a Wilderness permit and going to Ellery Lake to do a 5.9 there but had to leave early to meet up again with the rest of the gang and new arrivals.Â We rendezvoused with Cliff and…

Climbing Trips, Trip Reports, Tuolumne

When is a 5.7 Not a 5.7? – Joshua Tree in January Conclusion

Eileen Ringwald January 29, 2009 1 Comment

“You’ll have too much drag!” Dave shouted up to Luis, who was scouting around a round cap formation near the top of a trad climb on Chimney Rock. As his belayer, I was standing in a position about 50 feet below and to the left of Luis, unable to see what was going on. I…

Climbing Trips, Joshua Tree

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