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Matt Lemke - Dec 19, 2011 1:58 am - Voted 10/10
Thanks!Thanks for all the info you sent. Wish you could have been to the gathering. Can't wait to see your CA trip report. Really like this one too. Should be heading there this summer.
gimpilator - Dec 20, 2011 11:39 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Thanks!Matt, I hear you are in town. We should get together for a climb. We were actually climbing Wheeler Peak in Nevada on the day of the get together. Thanks for the compliment.
Matt Lemke - Dec 20, 2011 12:01 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Thanks!I'd love to join in on a climb but I got a job over xmas break in Colorado so I'm heading back today, after only being home for 4 days. I'm taking the summer off and plan on climbing throughout the continent. I'll be back in WA sometime in late July and early August. Lots of bigger mountains over the continent are on my plans for this year...I'll stay in contact especially when I am back in WA. The North Cascades are my next WA destination.
juneauhiker - Dec 19, 2011 2:23 am - Voted 10/10
AwesomeCanadian Rockies look fantastic! I'll have to make it there someday. Thanks for the stunning photos and detailed route descriptions.
gimpilator - Dec 20, 2011 11:40 am - Hasn't voted
Re: AwesomeGlad you enjoyed it Matt. How are things back in AK? Get any good climbs in lately?
Sarah Simon - Dec 19, 2011 12:07 pm - Voted 10/10
Great TRThanks for sharing - I was stoked just looking at your photos. Can't wait to visit the area sometime.
Sarah
gimpilator - Dec 20, 2011 11:43 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Great TRFor someone so versed in the loose rubble of the Rockies, I think you would really excel in this area. I hope you have the chance to check it out.
Adam
Cy Kaicener - Dec 19, 2011 12:22 pm - Hasn't voted
Awesome and CoolThanks for sharing a great trip report, stunning pictures and an excellent video
gimpilator - Dec 20, 2011 11:44 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Awesome and CoolAnd thank you for letting me know that you liked it.
MarkDidier - Dec 19, 2011 8:42 pm - Voted 10/10
So many......awesome photos! Looks and sounds like it was one helluva trip. Thanks for posting.
gimpilator - Dec 20, 2011 11:45 am - Hasn't voted
Re: So many...It truly was. The hardest thing about a trip like this is going back home when it's all over and done with. I'm usually daydreaming about my next trip before I even walk in my front door. Thanks!
Castlereagh - Dec 23, 2011 1:17 am - Hasn't voted
Amazing stuff!Thanks for taking the time to put this up!
gimpilator - Dec 27, 2011 9:18 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Amazing stuff!And thanks for taking the time to check it out!
EastKing - Dec 24, 2011 7:38 am - Voted 10/10
Killer year!You've had a killer year, if one that many people would like to do in a lifetime. Aconcagua, Bonanza, the Canadian Rockies, Bolivia, Mount Olympus, Whitney and many other big name mountains. Cheer to 2012 and a shot at Nepal!
gimpilator - Dec 27, 2011 9:19 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Killer year!Thanks Greg! It really has been an awesome year. I sure am looking forward to starting out the new year the right way, with our trip.
selinunte01 - Dec 25, 2011 2:04 pm - Voted 10/10
Wow !!!what a phantastic area, great TR, photos and this great video! Thanks for sharing it. Merry Christmas, Michael
gimpilator - Dec 27, 2011 9:20 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Wow !!!Many thanks Michael! Happy New Year, Adam
wyopeakMike - Dec 25, 2011 7:30 pm - Voted 10/10
Amazing !!!Thank you for such a great TR. The photos are excellent and it makes me even more want to get there one day. What a memorable trip, you really make the viewer feel there with you.
gimpilator - Dec 27, 2011 9:22 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Amazing !!!Thanks for the words of encouragement. This is an area that every North American mountain enthusiast should visit, at least once during their life.
Greg D - Dec 25, 2011 9:55 pm - Voted 10/10
Great tripFantastic trip report. I got sucked into the same experience on Wilcox, damned cairns.