In preparation for our planned backpacking trip to Yosemite in July, Avery convinced Morgan that it would be a good idea to do a one night practice run at Castle Rock State Park. The theory was that we could get home easily if it all went south. Friday afternoon Brooke […]
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Lollapuzzoola 2022
Last year Aaron and I participated in our first Lollapuzzoola. Unfortunately for us, this year the live tournament took place when Aaron had backpacking permits. So we got the puzzles and did them offline! We missed hearing the intros of the constructors. That was something we really liked about doing […]
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Birdland Trip Report
Avery and Morgan drove into Las Vegas to meet Andrew and Karissa for some rock climbing at Red Rock. Since Andrew and Karissa were flying in from the East Coast, they sent all their gear in the trunk well of Morgan’s Tesla. There was a big storm right before Christmas […]
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Ragnar Rainier 2021
The flight to Seattle was shorter than expected thanks to Southwest’s in-flight entertainment. Kevin, Karissa and Andrew met us at the Baggage claim. We all happily took advantage of packing more than we needed to into the over-sized checked bags. Mark was ready and waiting for us. He shuttled us […]
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High Sierra Loop Part 2
Last year Avery, Aaron, Morgan, Andrew, and Karissa intended on doing the High Sierra loop starting at Vogelsang and ending at Glen Aulin. Shortly after Merced Lake, they called an audible and shortened the trip – cutting out May Lake and Glen Aulin and heading out on the JMT to […]
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Henry Coe 1 Nighter
Day 1 In preparation for backpacking season- Avery, Morgan, Andrew, and Karissa planned a quick overnight trip to Henry Coe. Just an hour outside of the Bay Area, it was the perfect spot for the first trip of the season. They met in the overflow parking lot near the Coe […]
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Andrew and Avery planned our first climb for 2021 to be Old Original on Machete Ridge on the west side of Pinnacles. Andrew checked the weather to make sure that the rock would be dry for our first climb of the year. We started out from the parking lot at […]
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Rae Lakes Loop Trip Report
This tale starts in mid August with the dry lightning storm that hit the Bay Area. It sparked fires all over California and filled the air with smoke. After cancelling their camping trip to Pinecrest Aug 22nd weekend- Aaron, Avery, and Morgan were eager to get outside. They had been […]
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High Sierra Loop
Emboldened by success at winning the Yosemite backpacking permit lottery for Hetch Hetchy, Avery applied for High Sierra loop permits. On the second try, she was awarded the permits with the option to do Half Dome! Having been thwarted due to wildfire on his last Half Dome permit, Aaron was […]
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