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My Favorite Things, Clouds Rest

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Jon Hartmann · · Ojai, CA · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,751

Has anyone climbed My Favorite Things on Clouds Rest in Tuolunme since the rockfall a couple of weeks ago? I had this climb on my to-do list this summer but I'm worried about the state of the hangers and/or rubble on the route since the collapse. Maybe I should go up with a bolt kit to replace hangers in case they've been broken off? I just don't want to go half way up the route just to rappel and retreat.....any info at all?

SRB25 · · Woodside, ca · Joined Nov 2014 · Points: 5

What was the rock fall situation?

Jon Hartmann · · Ojai, CA · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,751

Here's a link to rock and ice describing the damage
rockandice.com/lates-news/m…

Bill Lawry · · Albuquerque, NM · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 1,812

If no one knows, maybe just go check it out? Most of the route can be rapped with double ropes.

Jon Hartmann · · Ojai, CA · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,751

Well, a couple of years ago some rocks fell and bent hangers and damaged bolts on the route as well. So I'm worried about climbing up there and getting to a set of newly ripped apart hangers and not being able to rappel at all. I know I COULD go check it out for myself but I don't get very many opportunities to get up into this area and so when I do take time off from work to go climb something, I like to know the conditions beforehand to make sure I can send. I know SOMEONE has to be the first to climb the route again to check the conditions, I'm just not exactly the most adventurous guy. Lol. It's enough for me to even hike out there to do the route in prime conditions. I don't enjoy the prospect of broken hangers and loose rocks falling on me or my partners head.

Bill Lawry · · Albuquerque, NM · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 1,812

All sounds good.

In general it is quite an adventurous route. And I would also be asking the same thing if I were going to do it soon.

But it seems likely if anything one might need to build a rap anchor of two or 3 nuts in order to get down to the last bolted anchor. Not a terrible lot of gear to lose.

I went up at a few years ago. The first pitch had a bent hanger that could not be clipped. I suspect that is still the case but don't really know.

Jon Hartmann · · Ojai, CA · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,751

Bump for info

Jon Hartmann · · Ojai, CA · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,751

Bump for new insights

GroundTarp Plouffe · · Groveland, CA · Joined May 2013 · Points: 30

if only the supertopo forum wasn't so specific to the sierra

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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