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I should mention that I've never even been camping before ... are we going to have to walk to the top? I like that, thats a good one- can someone post a picture of the final 400 with a escalator going up...
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Look what I found...  While I was looking for this...  Not an escalator, but it looks a whole lot like a staircase to me. BTW, if you don't know what you're looking at in photo one, that's M.C. on the right.
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Look what I found... I love that staircase route - hope enough snow is gone to use it.
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Hi Everybody,
Late comer here but I'll be coming too, if it's ok?
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Cool Picture Richard. That was my first hike with everybody on Baldy. I had met Mike once before on South Fork SG, but first time meeting everyone else. Now it feels like we're all family.
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Who is that good looking guy next to MC ?
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Who is that good looking guy next to MC ? One of my 'mountain boyfriends'...  Thanks for posting this pic, Richard. My first intro to the 'crew' (aside from meeting you and Moosie on Whitney in June '07). That Baldy hike was one of my best hikes to date. The friendships that spawned from that day I will treasure my entire life. The best! MC 
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That Baldy hike was one of my best hikes to date. The friendships that spawned from that day I will treasure my entire life. The best! that was indeed a fun day...  
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Cool Picture Richard. That was my first hike with everybody on Baldy. I had met Mike once before on South Fork SG, but first time meeting everyone else. Now it feels like we're all family. Ditto - friendships that will last a lifetime and hopefully beyond.
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that was indeed a fun day... An amazing day (1st time we met)... I was hoping that pic of you and me had been lost in some kind of 'net photo archives'... I had just had my hair butchered before that hike (a trendy shag that went terribly wrong). With the outdoor elements, I looked like a poodle by the time I was on the summit. 
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I"m still planning on it just up to camp for some fun. Am not planning on the final 400 due to skill level so hopefully one less person in the chute should help. All of this depends of the avalanche report at the time. Moderate to considerable will be a trip no go for me.
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So what do you do to warm up for the MR, hang with 4 friends on Baldy... Shin, Cheryl, Eileen, Tracy and I went up the west bowl today.. mark Baldy today
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I thought I saw Tracy's jeep in the Manker lot this morning.
Moved to Bishop in 2012 and haven't looked back since...
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Nice pics Mark - hope it's that sunny when we do Whitney - sounds like there may be a lot of snow - guess we'll have to wait til the last minute regarding snowshoes.
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get to the office. Robert Frost
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Doug: are you selling the micro spikes at the hostel, if so I will pick up a pair Thursday... I figure if you can summit Baldy up the west bowl in them I should be able to to the final 400 in them.. mark
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In my book steel 12 point crampons is the only way to go . Given the length of travel on snow and rock and the likelyhood of frozen snow for hundreds of feet , anyone wearing aluminum or " hiking " crampons would be a liability to both themselves and their group .
A proper set of mountaineering crampons would also give the wearer more confidence when the snow is firmer . When heading down it is easier to place your heel deep into the footsteps and get a more secure purchase .
Just my opinion gathered over many years .
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Simon, Mark was referring back to the experiment of Doug, Sr. testing out microspikes on Baldy in conditions that probably only Doug would be able to pull off....it was a joke.
The body betrays and the weather conspires, hopefully, not on the same day.
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Thanks Bee , I spoke out of context perhaps ! My statement still stands generally , but I withdraw the reference to Marks' post !
My imagination was running wild !
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So what do you do to warm up for the MR, hang with 4 friends on Baldy... Shin, Cheryl, Eileen, Tracy and I went up the west bowl today.. mark Baldy today Well what do you know? I was the guy on skis yesterday.
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Well what do you know? I was the guy on skis yesterday. [/quote]  This guy? You've got to be v. good or v crazy or both.  Best thing was, you were not alone - I counted at least 5 or 6 other skiers and 2 boarders. We commented that we could have sat and watched people go up and down the bowl all day. Someone said they could do the same thing from Iceberg Lake this weekend. In any event, nobody wants to see anyone get hurt, and in the end, we hope everyone who enjoys these sports does so knowing their limitations. IMHO, most do. One can get hurt crossing the street.
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