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Dave Daly

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Voted 10/10

B. Of W -

Nice job Bruce!! The TR was a nice read. Defininately 4 star page. Keep 'em coming......

Dave

Posted Dec 29, 2004 8:23 pm

Misha

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Voted 10/10

updating my vote since you added photos/enhanced the page. Good work!

Posted Dec 30, 2004 12:03 pm

Craig Peer

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Voted 10/10

Nice page Brutus.

Posted Dec 30, 2004 12:59 pm

Rob

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Voted 10/10

Edited on 2/24/05....This page keeps getting better and better!

Great work Brutus!

Posted Dec 30, 2004 9:08 pm


	brutus of wyde	Untitled Comment
	Hasn't voted	Still working on the page. Now have about 14 pics. check it out, and feel free to add any other pivtures you may have. Thanks! Brutus
		Posted Jan 3, 2005 6:09 pm


	Rob	Untitled Comment
	Voted 10/10	Just took another look, great work on this page! Lots of useful information.
		Posted Feb 24, 2005 12:43 am

brutus of wyde

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Take another look. Still a work in progress, of course.

Posted Jan 3, 2005 7:43 pm

desainme

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Voted 10/10

The only peak where a haz mat suit is recommended. Cool pix.

Posted Jan 3, 2005 8:10 pm

IdahoKid

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Voted 10/10

Nice changes, I'll hap[ily change my vote.

Posted Jan 3, 2005 9:13 pm

BobSmith

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Voted 10/10

Much impressed.

Posted Jan 4, 2005 9:18 pm

Dave K

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Voted 10/10

Excellent Page!

Posted Jan 5, 2005 7:29 pm

ksolem

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Voted 10/10

Good job for getting this one separated from the Fin page...

Great photos, I have some old ones to scan and I'll put 'em up.

A big addition would be a picture of the whole scenario - from Moro Rock - with the approach drawn in. I have a picture which could work, but they're pretty low res...

I am not convinced that Spike Hairdo was the 1st winter ascent. I know someone who, I think did it in winter quite a while ago and did not sign the register 'cause they couldn't find it under the snow and it was getting dark. I will confirm this or refute it and let everyone know. It's just a matter of the exact date, they ski'd in from Mineral King.

Your route description on the regular route says .11a? Hmmm.

Posted Jan 8, 2005 9:14 pm


	brutus of wyde	Untitled Comment
	Hasn't voted	Hey, thanks for the information! I'd sure like to hear about that other winter ascent. Not surprised that they couldn't find the register. We couldn't find it the first time we did the spire either, via the regular route, and there was no snow on the summit then! 11a? a lot of other sources say 11+, but I've never been able to climb that hard... But certainly willing to change the rating based on consensus! Thanks again, and I'll see if I can find some scans from Moro Rock as well. Brutus
		Posted Jan 8, 2005 10:25 pm


	ksolem	Untitled Comment
	Voted 10/10	I want to be very sure I am right about that winter ascent before I say more. It was certainly winter conditions, but I am not sure of the date... As far as the rating, Rob Raker called it 11b. That seemed about right to me in an old school sort of way. Certainly not .11+ though.
		Posted Jan 9, 2005 12:37 pm


	brutus of wyde	Untitled Comment
	Hasn't voted	Re-checked the topo -- yep, we rated the short face section on pitch four at 5.11b, and the lefthand thin variation higher up at 5.11a. Changed the text to be consistent with this. Thanks!!
		Posted Jan 9, 2005 2:29 pm


	ksolem	Untitled Comment
	Voted 10/10	Hey Brutus, I heard back from my friend about the winter ascent thing (Herb Laeger is the person) and he said they did it in early spring, not technically winter, so there you have it. Cheers, Kris
		Posted Jan 12, 2005 2:49 pm