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Tahquitz Rock, May 2009

rhyang

Male, 42 years old

San Jose, California, Geekistan, United States

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Latest news: Recovering from spinal cord injury; lead 5.7 trad at the crags, follow ice to WI4.

2009 Goals

Four seasons of waterfall ice. Three seasons of alpine ice in the Sierra Nevada / Cascades. Four seasons of technical rock climbing.

Training in alpine and vertical ice-climbing, mixed climbing / dry-tooling, glacier travel / crevasse rescue, and wilderness first aid.

Other interests: hiking, mountain-biking, backpacking, snowshoeing and snow-camping. Can't ski.

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Member Since Apr 28, 2004, Last Active: Jul 2, 2009

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My 2009 Goals (Bishop -- Anytime)

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My Areas & Ranges (2)

South Fork Shoshone, Cody (Ice Climbing Forum)

Eagle Creek Canyon (Ice Climbing Forum)

My Mountains & Rocks (5)

Silver Peak (Silver Peak Wilderness) (Santa Lucia Mountains)

South Canyon Climbs (Eagle Creek Canyon)

Sunny Falls (Eagle Creek Canyon)

Phantom Spires (Lake Tahoe Basin)

Whitecliff Peak (Ebbetts Pass Area)

My Routes (9)

The Teacher (Herring Creek Dome)

Smooth Emerald Milkshake (South Fork Shoshone, Cody)

High On Boulder (South Fork Shoshone, Cody)

Solstice Couloir (Mount Dana)

Tokopah Falls, Sequoia National Park (Ice Climbing Forum)

Regular Route (Middle Spire) (Phantom Spires)

Fear of Flying (Upper Spire) (Phantom Spires)

Over Easy (Middle Spire) (Phantom Spires)

Grizzly Lake (Thompson Peak)

My Gear Reviews (11)

Chain Reactor (Belay - Rappel)

Techno (Rock Climbing Shoes)

Bare Boxer Contender (Bear Proof Food Containers)

Bearikade Weekender MKII (Bear Proof Food Containers)

Barracuda (Rock Climbing Shoes)

Shasta Mountain Guides (Guide Services & Instruction)

X Monster (Ice Tools)

Helix Ice Screw (Ice and Snow Pro)

Fury (Approach Shoes)

Mountain Expert GTX (Mountaineering Boots)

Aztar (Ice Tools)

Climber's Logs I've Signed (134)

Areas & Ranges (2)
Joshua Tree National Park (U.S. National Parks) Pinnacles, Gabilan Range
Mountains & Rocks (100)
Cathedral Peak (Yosemite National Park) Mount Shasta (California County Highpoints) Holcomb Valley Pinnacles (San Bernardino Mountains) Tahquitz Rock (Lily Rock) (Peninsular Ranges) The Sisters (Mokelumne Wilderness) Brokeoff Mountain (California County Highpoints) Little Round Top Martis Peak (Lake Tahoe Basin) Red Lake Peak (Lake Tahoe Basin) Silver Peak (Silver Peak Wilderness) (Santa Lucia Mountains) Phantom Spires (Lake Tahoe Basin) Tollhouse Rock (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP) Cosumnes River Gorge Herring Creek Dome (Sonora Pass Area) Columbia Finger (Yosemite National Park) Mount Gould (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP) Dragon Peak (John Muir Wilderness) Florence Peak (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP) Mount Harrington (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP) Mount Winchell (Palisades) North Peak (Yosemite National Park) Kaiser Peak Matterhorn Peak (SPS Emblem Peaks) Mount Carmel (Santa Lucia Mountains) Ventana Double Cone (Santa Lucia Mountains) Round Top (Mokelumne Wilderness) Lassen Peak (California County Highpoints) Cone Peak (California Coastal Peaks) Rose Peak (SF Bay Area Peaks) Mount Diablo (California County Highpoints) Orocopia Mountain (Calif. Desert Peaks) Mission Peak (SF Bay Area Peaks) Canyon Mountain (Kalmiopsis, OR) (Kalmiopsis Wilderness Environs) Bald Mountain (SF Bay Area Peaks) Stately Pleasure Dome (Yosemite National Park) Bear Creek Spire (John Muir Wilderness) Pywiack Dome (Yosemite National Park) Mount Lyell (California County Highpoints) Hurd Peak (John Muir Wilderness) Lovers Leap (Lake Tahoe Basin) Siligo Peak (Trinity Alps) Beer Routes, WI 3-6 (Yoho National Park) South Canyon Climbs (Eagle Creek Canyon) Sunny Falls (Eagle Creek Canyon) Borel Hill (SF Bay Area Peaks) Alta Peak (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP) Echo Peak (Desolation Wilderness Area) Andesite Peak (Lake Tahoe Basin) Anderson Peak (Lake Tahoe Basin) Mount Rose (Nevada) (Nevada County Highpoints)	South Yolla Bolly (Mt Linn) Boulder Peak (CA) (Klamath Mountains) King's Peak (California Coastal Peaks) Mount Dana (Yosemite National Park) Half Dome (Yosemite National Park) Wildrose Peak (Calif. Desert Peaks) Corkscrew Peak (Calif. Desert Peaks) Glass Mountain Range (Calif. Desert Peaks) Telescope Peak (Calif. Desert Peaks) Junipero Serra Peak (California County Highpoints) South Ventana Cone (Santa Lucia Mountains) John Rock Mount San Antonio (Mount Baldy) (California County Highpoints) Big Sam (Sonora Pass Area) Caliente Mountain (California County Highpoints) Ontario Peak (San Gabriel Mountains) Mount Torment Stawamus Chief Sahale Mountain (Washington Top 100) Liberty Bell Mountain (Liberty Bell Group) Cutthroat Peak Mount Conness (Yosemite National Park) Lembert Dome (Yosemite National Park) Eichorn Pinnacle (Yosemite National Park) Mount Darwin (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP) Dozier Dome (Yosemite National Park) Black Mountain (SF Bay Area Peaks) Daff Dome (Yosemite National Park) Mount Rainier (Cascade Volcanoes) Split Mountain (California 14ers) Diamond Peak (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP) Thompson Peak (Trinity Alps) Feather Peak (John Muir Wilderness) Mount Silliman (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP) Wedding Cake (Klamath Mountains) Checkered Demon (John Muir Wilderness) Tower Peak (Sonora Pass Area) Pothole Dome (Yosemite National Park) Mount Gayley (Palisades) Mount Hubris (The Ogre) (Castle Crags) Mount Sill (California 14ers) Whitecliff Peak (Ebbetts Pass Area) Mount Whitney (California County Highpoints) Mount Starr King (Yosemite National Park) Basin Mountain (John Muir Wilderness) Skyline Slabs (SF Bay Area Peaks) Freel Peak (California County Highpoints) Castle Peak (Sierra Peaks Section (SPS)) Mount Ritter (Ansel Adams Wilderness) Shastina (Cascade Volcanoes)
Routes (27)
Bye Crackie (Holcomb Valley Pinnacles) The Grack, Center (Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center) Munginella (Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center) Ouray Ice Park, Colorado (Ice Climbing Forum) Over Easy (Middle Spire) (Phantom Spires) Tollhouse Traverse (Tollhouse Rock) Taking A Bath With Strangers (Tollhouse Rock) Elephant Walk (Tollhouse Rock) Falling Star (Tollhouse Rock) Turkey Pie (Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center) Sloth Wall (Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center) Just for Starters (Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center) The Teacher (Herring Creek Dome) #1 LEFT COULOIR (Ice Climbing Forum)	Deception (Lovers Leap) The Professor Falls, III, WI 4 (Mount Rundle (west end)) Louise Falls, III, WI 4 (Lake Louise) "Chouinard Falls" Lee Vining Canyon (Mount Dana) High On Boulder (South Fork Shoshone, Cody) Smooth Emerald Milkshake (South Fork Shoshone, Cody) Overhang Bypass (Joshua Tree National Park) Double Dip (Joshua Tree National Park) The Harry Daley Route (Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center) Sunnyside Bench, Regular Route (Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center) Photo Shop & Photo Shop CS, WI4+/WI5 M4/M5 (Mount Dana) Tokopah Falls, Sequoia National Park (Ice Climbing Forum) June Lake, California (Ice Climbing Forum)
Logistical Centers (3)
Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center (Yosemite National Park) Courtright Reservoir (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP)	Tuolumne Meadows - Logistical Center (Yosemite National Park)
Canyons (1)
Golden Canyon/Gower Gulch (Death Valley)
Custom Objects (1)
Whoa Nelli Deli (Eastern Sierra)

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