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Rachel and I hiked out of South Lake - met Sierra Gator and Nordic Lass at Green Lake. together we all summited Vagabond and then Cloudripper. it was sweet for Rachel and I as we both failed on a previous hike due to a variety of reasons last year. it was Nordic Lass' first 13k peak. stunning views including Palasades and Bishop Lakes area.
Hi Tom,
Congrats to you and Rachel on getting Cloudripper and Vegabond. Cloudripper is a cool mountain!
We all missed you two on Middle Pal, but thanks for the kind words while we were on the summit. I did manage to get a picture of Rachel waving her jacket from Finger Lake....
thanks Mike - after 12 hours the day before - neither of us were ready to hop up at 3am to start a probable 16-17 hike - turned off alarm and slept in 'till 6ish. congrats on a happy summit.
mountain hiking is addictive:
I can quit anytime I want - I just choose not to want
Great photo, GigaMike! I can only do the red circle.
Tomcat and Rachel, Congratulations of finally getting Cloudripper! Wish you guys could have made it, but there's always another day! I know Rachel wants MPal, so that's a good excuse to go up again. I guess I've done Vagabond, just didn't know the name. Nice pix of SG smiling!
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free . . . . Jim Morrison
Lewis -
I would recommend you ask Snowy her opinion as mine is tainted - I lately seem to underate difficulties as others may see them.
however Nordic Lass joined us and she is a somewhat new peak bagger like yourself. she was fast and strong and moved quicker than I did all day. on the final summit ridge of Cloudripper there is a short section that although class II you feel like the view is more airy - but nowhere was there a real "fall" issue - NL exercised caution and did great. maybe because she had experienced people around her.
hope that answers the question ok
mountain hiking is addictive:
I can quit anytime I want - I just choose not to want