Comments on: 2011 Adventure Run Recap

By: pantilat

pantilat — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:48:13 +0000

Thanks Galen! We should definitely hit the mountains next summer; I’ve always got ideas.

By: Galen

Galen — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:14:32 +0000

Spectacular adventures, thanks for sharing. I haven’t been getting up to the mountains as much as I used to, and seeing this makes me miss it. The force of the Marin bubble is strong.

Keep up the good work!

By: David Smith

David Smith — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:29:49 +0000

I’m inspired. Thank you.

Here is a John Muir quote on Sierra talus for your inspiration:
“Thus rough places were made smooth, and smooth places rough. But, on the whole, by what at first sight seemed pure confounded confusion and ruin, the landscapes were enriched; for gradually every talus was covered with groves and gardens, and made a finely proportioned and ornamental base for the cliffs. In this work of beauty, every boulder is prepared and measured and put in its place more thoughtfully than are the stones of temples. If for a moment you are inclined to regard these taluses as mere draggled, chaotic dumps, climb to the top of one of them, and run down without any haggling, puttering hesitation, boldly jumping from boulder to boulder with even speed. You will then find your feet playing a tune, and quickly discover the music and poetry of these magnificent rock piles–a fine lesson; and all Nature’s wildness tells the same story–the shocks and outbursts of earthquakes, volcanoes, geysers, roaring, thundering waves and floods, the silent uprush of sap in plants, storms of every sort–each and all are the orderly beauty-making love-beats of Nature’s heart.”

By: pantilat

pantilat — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:34:24 +0000

Thanks!

Ted, I climbed Black Kaweah in 15:35 via Mineral King back in 2007 (link to report below) and I have a few more ideas for that area.
http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/729062/page/1#Post729062

Dave, I hope you’ll be able to come out for at least one adventure run next summer!

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:10:38 +0000

Wow. Man I wish I were single, no kids, etc so I could join you. One of the more inspiring blog posts I read that makes me want to get out in the backcountry.

By: Ted Nunes

Ted Nunes — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:32:08 +0000

Leor,
I’m super interested in some of your runs. I’m born and raised in Visalia Ca so I’ve been running some of those loops up there for a few years. You’ve actually made more use of those mountains than I have! There are some very nice 30 mile loops in Mineral King. It’s about the same distance to Crescent Meadow as it is to Mineral King. I’ve wanted to snow shoe up there for a while but I haven’t taken the opportunity yet. I’d love to shoot you an email and pick your brain about some of those loops.

thanks,

Ted

By: Will T.

Will T. — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:37:07 +0000

Breathtaking!