Calico Hills New Years Day

Near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Harlan W. S.
January 1, 2007

 

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GPS trace (red).

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Near Red Springs, we start SW up the slope

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Luba comes up an optional class 4 stretch.

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Branch finds every excuse to grab Susan.

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Triumphant Teri and Tom.

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View back S.

 

 

 

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Luba and Nick on optional traverse.

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Luba makes a point.

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Dave lectures on motorcycle safety.

 

 

 

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After this point, Branch announced he was

quite ill, so 6 of us dithered onward,

while the others went home to watch football.

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Into the Valley of Dearth

rode the brave six.

 

 

 

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Approaching Calico Tank, view back SE.

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This was a very vertical, long chimney,

with good footholds. Luba gives instructions:

“don’t fall”.

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The last significant obstacle. These

bottom 3 frames I call: “Difficult Birth”.

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It was dark, and hard to get shots

without a flash. However, I still

appreciate the look on Tom’s face.

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Whose leg is that?