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There and Back Again – Cyclorama Wall

There and Back Again - Cyclorama Wall

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January 13th, 2013 by Josh

One evening at the gym, Josh approached me excited about some crazy trip he wanted to go on.  Apparently, all his usual climbing partners were otherwise engaged, and he realized that I, being a grad student, was infinitely available to drop everything, and disappear into the backcountry for over a week. On top of that, he knew I had recently finished my first 50 mile running race, so he assumed I was up to suffer.  It didn’t hurt that I apparently have a reputation for smiling a lot: I smile constantly when I’m uncomfortable, and I’m always uncomfortable at the gym because there’s a crazy group of guys, running around in colorful spandex, groping each other. So, given my perceived ability to suffer with a smile, Josh was convinced I would be a good partner. I tentatively agreed to go, and Josh emailed me a writeup by Galen Rowell describing our climbing objective. “Netherworld”? Ok, I was in.

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On the summit A LOT – Pullharder FWA of Evolution Traverse

On the summit A LOT - Pullharder FWA of Evolution Traverse

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March 18th, 2012 by Shay

After a week in the High Sierra in winter, the Pullharder crew was ravaged. Konstantin downed a full packet of hot dogs and a pizza. Ben slept like a baby in the back seat of the car. Shay’s sunburn and stench were epic. And Pullharder Ducky, our fourth? Not an emotion. He don’t eat, don’t sleep, and never complains. More »

Southwest Road Trip Christmas 2011 – Josh & Berto

Southwest Road Trip Christmas 2011 - Josh & Berto

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March 2nd, 2012 by Josh

With only a couple of weeks off of school a year, I wanted to make the most of my Christmas vacation, so when Roberto invited me to come play in New Mexico how could I say no? More »

Single Push of NE Ridge of Lone Pine Peak in Winter

Single Push of NE Ridge of Lone Pine Peak in Winter

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February 24th, 2012 by BenH

“I believe. I believe. I believe.” Staring at the ceiling of my car, parked at the foot of Lone Pine Peak. 2:45 a.m. on a February morning, trying to psyche myself through the doubts that kept creeping through my head. “It is within me. Believe.” More »

Winter Whitney Linkup: Car-to-Car East Face and East Buttress, Solo

Winter Whitney Linkup: Car-to-Car East Face and East Buttress, Solo

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February 11th, 2012 by BenH

Marx said “the only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.” Don’t know if who said it was Karl or Groucho, or some Marx in between. And I wasn’t sure that trudging through the snow at 4am on the way to solo several thousand feet of alpine rock was good for one’s mental health…yet driving back home euphoric, I once again realized the tremendous power of the mountains. More »

A Route for all Seasons: Strassman Memorial Route

A Route for all Seasons: Strassman Memorial Route

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December 6th, 2011 by BenH

The Sierra season is short, we are told. July through September, then the snows come. True, but in the Range of Light, the sun comes out again after the storm and warms the rock faces. So Asa and I headed up this December for a chilly late season (or early Winter season?) ascent of the Strassman Route on Lone Pine Peak. More »

Home sweet home: New routes on Mt. Hitchcock

Home sweet home: New routes on Mt. Hitchcock

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September 19th, 2011 by Gil

Homeward bound
I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home, where my thought’s escaping
Home, where my music’s playing
Home, where my love lies waiting
Silently for me
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Can’t Touch It! Winter Ascent of Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse

Can't Touch It! Winter Ascent of Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse

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February 16th, 2011 by Shay

Many cruxes were identified as we made our way up the drainage heading towards the Palisade Glacier. The perfect combination of conditions, psych, and weather had to come together before the mountains would permit our passage. More »

FA: Bloody Cleaver 5.10-, 6-7 pitches

FA: Bloody Cleaver 5.10-, 6-7 pitches

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September 16th, 2010 by Gil
I had heard tales of soaring Sierra virgin granite in the mysterious Cleaver Valley, a subdrainage tucked above Lower Boyscout Lake, safe from the hoards of turons who plod up the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek to get to the top of “the big one.”
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Cragging at Eagle Peak

Cragging at Eagle Peak

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May 31st, 2010 by Josh

Training for Moonlight Buttress, Roberto and I were short on time one weekend but long on energy.  We decided to hit Eagle Peak and just climb everything we could get our hands on!  The plan was simple: show up and punch out as many pitches as possible with the time we had.

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