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Re: [granitegripper] Big Pine South Fork to Temple Crag question:
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trenchdigger
Aug 15, 2007, 4:14 PM
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granitegripper wrote: yea, I really wont have a problem connecting the dots on the map to get from x to y. I was really looking to see if I can get an idea of travel time from a good camping spot on the south side that is within reasonable distance to TC. We got permits for entry on Sun on the north side so if the walkin doesnt work we will be ok anyway. On the map it looks do-able but if I understand what your saying, you think it is to much effort from the south side. Thanks for the info Actually I don't think it would be that bad. What would suck is all of the loose scree and talus that you'd have to climb the drainage on the south side of Temple Crag. But if you hike in far enough the first day and campe at one of the unnamed lakes on the south side of Temple Crag at around the 11700' level, on the climb day, you could just countour across the talus field to the pass with little altitude gain required, cross through the pass, and drop down to the route. The descent would be easy too... just make sure to keep far enough left to avoid the steep cliff bands directly south of the face. If you head toward Contact Pass, you can downclimb 4th class terrain to the south side of Contact pass and scramble back to camp from there.
(This post was edited by trenchdigger on Aug 15, 2007, 4:16 PM)
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Post edited by trenchdigger
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