Calico
Hills New Years Day
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GPS trace (red). |
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. |
Triumphant Teri and Tom. |
View back S. |
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Luba and Nick on optional traverse. |
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. |
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”. |
It was dark, and hard to get shots without a flash. However, I still appreciate the look on Tom’s face. |
Whose leg is that? |
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