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Wow, I'm jealous!!! How many strings did you have to pull to get that pizza delivered, Mike?  None!  It was as much of a surprise to me as it was to everyone else. Corina climbed Telescope Peak on Thursday, delivered a pizza to camp on Friday and then climbed Whitney on Saturday! Thanks everyone for a fantastic weekend, Carole & Mouse for the food and Richard & Doug for putting up with so much BS.
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Had a great trip learned alot from friends,putting faces with names.. my first snow camp, my first trip to the Notch, I did what I set out to do, wasn't comfortable doing the final 400.. One of the many highlights was Mikes friend Cornia delivering pizza Friday evening #'s109-112 from portal to Girl Scout Lake staying 5min then going back down to portal, and coming back up Saturday morning.. Want to thank Cheryl and Shin my car poolers and camping neighbors.. Want to give BIG thanks to Richard your awesome, well done!! I have alot of pictures so I broke it down... Friday portal to GSL # 1-82 Friday at camp #83-134 Saturday GSL to the Notch back to camp #135-241 Saturday GSL to the elephant ear (242-247) (thanks Tomcat) Thanks everyone had a GREAT time! mark(cookie, mustachemark, hey are you that guy) 4/16-17/2010 MR/MC hike
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AxeMan..Nice picture, nice to meet you and Nicole on way done..
That is Shin in front then a guy from the Las Vegas rock climbing group who wanted to down climb with us, me, the 4th guy was the first one down the 400 that morning while we were there at the Notch...
Thanks Doug for the storys and a place to lay the head for a few hrs.
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Thanks to MC for inspiring it, thanks to Richard for organizing it, thanks to all who attended. It was indeed a great day on the mountain. Looking forward to seeing you on the mountain again. 4-17-2010 MR dayhike
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We all Had A fantastic time, lots of laughs as well.i will remember this last weekend for a long time. I want to thank those that stuck to what we agreed on as being "the summit" GREAT JOB EVERYONE James, what can I say Dude your a real climber and writer. my photos can be seen on link below. Arthur Bro nice pictures wished I was there....AdamDude sucked missing seeing ya but we'll be hanging on Shasta in a month. See you then.
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My dear James, Congratulations. As summit scott has told me a million times, you "get it". Thanks for carrying me along with you up this mountain of dreams. And as for toddling along under a heavy pack, I think I may have forgotten to warn you about the curse of the Moose: if I touch it, it becomes heavier. Hope it all worked out for you! And now, for once, I ask of someone else: what's next? Waving and smiling from the heights, L
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Richard, I love the automatic photostream- I always forget to take pictures when things get interesting. Jim, stop playing with that thing- You'll go blind!
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The Blue bird blessed us with his good MoJo and then the Open Sesame tree allowed us passage to the magical land beyond.  Photo credits: Cheryl McMurray My photos are here.. Day 1 Day 2
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Damn you Shin, you made me spit (with laughter) all over my new keyboard. I'm sending the cleaning bill to you!
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Maybe I'm Hyperoxic down here at sea level-
Could someone provide a link to Shin's album?
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Maybe I'm Hyperoxic down here at sea level-
Could someone provide a link to Shin's album? I also enjoyed Shin's captions!
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Shin's captions are the best ever! 
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JimQ: Click the WPSMB Member Photo Album Links for links to everyones photos. Shin's are here: Shin's PhotosShin, you are funny my friend, awesome photos. Thanks for being my tent city neighbor. Will see you on a mountain soon.
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"I am flabbergasted" Wow, am I ever. Thanks to EVERYONE for the kind words about the TR. It was a pleasure to share it since without all of you (and the mountains), the TR would not exist.
Laura, thanks, it all worked perfectly! It was about as full as it could be but I know there was probably a way to add more essentials (a stove, canned chili, summit beer, 52" flat screen, the usual camping stuff).
"What's next?" I don't know but with this group I know we'll think of something. See you in the mountains (or the portal, the hostel, the market, the gear shop...
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Richard – For years I’ve enjoyed your high-quality traditional breathtaking photographs.
Until now I was completely unaware of your Fellini-Warhol-Allen-Bunuel-Bergman-esque talents. The drifting unending tireless monotonous revulsion of dizzying spinning lines, exes and zees – Los Olvidados’ backs and feet, a glove and a boot, down and up caricatures and clowns thrown in ice and cold – the long protracted winter of life, whorls and vortices wheeling axes, meaningless lines lying in blue shimmering mordor. Shadows and darkness hidden between the glare of oddities exposed through the spasmodic tics and cracks of virtue engulfed and intertwined in life’s helix – the maze of unbearable joy and fearless well spoken of mountaineering souls on the endless journey of search, the searching serendipitous solitude of solace – found and lost – lost and found – through Blooty’s blue bird to the real and enchanted kingdom – until claimed by the penultimate longing for a pellucid world mirrored with itself in paradisiac love and peace. Amen my brutha. Tony
It must be getting late - I'm down for next year.
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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Hi Thanks everyone for your effort making this trip something for everyone!!! One flew east one flew west.....the fishing trip.Thanks Doug
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Richard – For years I’ve enjoyed your high-quality traditional breathtaking photographs.
Until now I was completely unaware of your Fellini-Warhol-Allen-Bunuel-Bergman-esque talents. The drifting unending tireless monotonous revulsion of dizzying spinning lines, exes and zees – Los Olvidados’ backs and feet, a glove and a boot, down and up caricatures and clowns thrown in ice and cold – the long protracted winter of life, whorls and vortices wheeling axes, meaningless lines lying in blue shimmering mordor. Shadows and darkness hidden between the glare of oddities exposed through the spasmodic tics and cracks of virtue engulfed and intertwined in life’s helix – the maze of unbearable joy and fearless well spoken of mountaineering souls on the endless journey of search, the searching serendipitous solitude of solace – found and lost – lost and found – through Blooty’s blue bird to the real and enchanted kingdom – until claimed by the penultimate longing for a pellucid world mirrored with itself in paradisiac love and peace. Amen my brutha. Tony
It must be getting late - I'm down for next year.
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Richard - my wife also said that it was not very funny
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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