Comments on: Not Too Bad for a Gimp – An Epic Ascent of Mt Sill’s Swiss Arete http://www.sierrajournal.com/2009/11/24/not-too-bad-for-a-gimp-an-epic-ascent-of-mt-sills-swiss-arete-route/ Climbing, Skiing and Wandering in the Range of Light Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:56:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Emilie http://www.sierrajournal.com/2009/11/24/not-too-bad-for-a-gimp-an-epic-ascent-of-mt-sills-swiss-arete-route/comment-page-1/#comment-3066 Emilie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:07:07 +0000 http://www.sierrajournal.com/?p=1018#comment-3066 Found it! Crime doesn't pay... http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/120815/27/ Found it! Crime doesn’t pay…
http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/120815/27/

]]> By: Emilie http://www.sierrajournal.com/2009/11/24/not-too-bad-for-a-gimp-an-epic-ascent-of-mt-sills-swiss-arete-route/comment-page-1/#comment-3065 Emilie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:06:36 +0000 http://www.sierrajournal.com/?p=1018#comment-3065 Found it! Crime doesn't pay... Found it! Crime doesn’t pay…

]]> By: Emilie http://www.sierrajournal.com/2009/11/24/not-too-bad-for-a-gimp-an-epic-ascent-of-mt-sills-swiss-arete-route/comment-page-1/#comment-3064 Emilie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:30 +0000 http://www.sierrajournal.com/?p=1018#comment-3064 Thanks guys! It was a really amazing climb, a great learning experience, and gave me a lot of confidence to get through difficult situations. Also made me realize just how critical having a level-headed, competent partner is in case the going gets tough. I'm fully recovered from the collarbone and shoulder surgeries now - enough to make an attempt at Denali as a small team of two last June (gotta go back to try again this coming June). As a postscript, here is an article about the vandalism that was occurring in backpacker lots up and down 395 at the time - http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/115766/ Believe it or not, they ended up catching the guy (I believe he had sledgehammers, knives, and tools for gas siphoning in his car). Can't find the article on that right now but I was stoked they got him. Crazy thing was he was from SF (and so am I) - really couldn't imaging driving all that way to jack up happy backpackers and climbers! Thanks guys! It was a really amazing climb, a great learning experience, and gave me a lot of confidence to get through difficult situations. Also made me realize just how critical having a level-headed, competent partner is in case the going gets tough. I’m fully recovered from the collarbone and shoulder surgeries now – enough to make an attempt at Denali as a small team of two last June (gotta go back to try again this coming June).

As a postscript, here is an article about the vandalism that was occurring in backpacker lots up and down 395 at the time – http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/115766/

Believe it or not, they ended up catching the guy (I believe he had sledgehammers, knives, and tools for gas siphoning in his car). Can’t find the article on that right now but I was stoked they got him. Crazy thing was he was from SF (and so am I) – really couldn’t imaging driving all that way to jack up happy backpackers and climbers!

]]> By: Jed http://www.sierrajournal.com/2009/11/24/not-too-bad-for-a-gimp-an-epic-ascent-of-mt-sills-swiss-arete-route/comment-page-1/#comment-3063 Jed Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:10:08 +0000 http://www.sierrajournal.com/?p=1018#comment-3063 Well Done Emilie! Great story of climbing in my favorite chunk of mountains! That zone of moraine and domes between the glacier and Sam Mack is indeed difficult to navigate- only after dozens of trips there did I feel confident navigating it in the dark. Good job getting through the night and getting safely to your "hearty breakfast". Well Done Emilie! Great story of climbing in my favorite chunk of mountains! That zone of moraine and domes between the glacier and Sam Mack is indeed difficult to navigate- only after dozens of trips there did I feel confident navigating it in the dark. Good job getting through the night and getting safely to your “hearty breakfast”.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.sierrajournal.com/2009/11/24/not-too-bad-for-a-gimp-an-epic-ascent-of-mt-sills-swiss-arete-route/comment-page-1/#comment-3058 Patrick Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:50:23 +0000 http://www.sierrajournal.com/?p=1018#comment-3058 Oh bw great trip report Emile. I forgot to say that in my first post because I was so angry reading about what happened to your car. We go into the wilderness to get away from 'civilization', sucks when it follows us there! Oh bw great trip report Emile. I forgot to say that in my first post because I was so angry reading about what happened to your car. We go into the wilderness to get away from ‘civilization’, sucks when it follows us there!

]]> By: Patrick http://www.sierrajournal.com/2009/11/24/not-too-bad-for-a-gimp-an-epic-ascent-of-mt-sills-swiss-arete-route/comment-page-1/#comment-3057 Patrick Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:48:08 +0000 http://www.sierrajournal.com/?p=1018#comment-3057 Some smashed up your car WTF! Have you any idea why someone would do that? it seems so bizarre, you are parked in the middle of nowhere are some sicko works you car over, I can't comprehend it! Some smashed up your car WTF! Have you any idea why someone would do that? it seems so bizarre, you are parked in the middle of nowhere are some sicko works you car over, I can’t comprehend it!

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