Big Iron pushing nonstop 01/09/2010

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:20 am

http://socalhikes.com/2010/01/nonstop-up-big-iron/

michaelmagno · Post by **michaelmagno** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:14 am

GRAFFITI! Scorn! That makes my blood boil.

Stupid, ignorant, selfish people.

Sam Page · Post by **Sam Page** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:13 pm

Nice multi-media trip report.

RichardK · Post by **RichardK** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:32 pm

I am glad to see that I am not the only one who butt slides down steep, loose slopes. Going uphill is no problem. You lean forward, your heels dig in, and you motor up the slope. Going downhill is where it's all slipping and sliding.

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 2:36 pm

Awsome trip report. Not much snow evidently.

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:10 pm

michaelmagno wrote:GRAFFITI! Scorn! That makes my blood boil. Stupid, ignorant, selfish people.

yeah ridiculous. someone else took a photo of it before, I forget if there was a proper translation of it.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:57 pm

Good job on the fast time.

Zé wrote:yeah ridiculous. someone else took a photo of it before, I forget if there was a proper translation of it.

I think that was me. HikeUp said his coworker thinks it says something like "I'll sacrifice anything to accomplish my ambitions."

https://eispiraten.com/a ... n&start=16

That was from Oct 2008. Too bad it's still there.

Post by **HikeUp** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:20 pm

AW and I made it to Muir in under 3 hours

. Dang that's insane Ze. Now do it again to prove it wasn't a fluke. Did you have a tailwind?

Regarding the graffiti, Ze's pic shows much clearer characters because the tape is mostly gone. At risk of further humiliation

I'll make another attempt at getting it translated.

AlanK · Post by **AlanK** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:21 pm

Great job. I don't know why one would ever give up on that fine trail, though.

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:00 am

HikeUp wrote:AW and I made it to Muir in under 3 hours . Dang that's insane Ze. Now do it again to prove it wasn't a fluke. Did you have a tailwind?

Yeah I did, it was a few guys huffing and puffing right behind me!

AlanK wrote:Great job. I don't know why one would ever give up on that fine trail, though.

well never know, but I've been find going 1.5 yrs between visits. There are some other steep ridges I'd like to check out first

EnFuego · Post by **EnFuego** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:11 am

Niiiice.

Post by **HikeUp** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:12 am

HikeUp wrote:Regarding the graffiti, Ze's pic shows much clearer characters because the tape is mostly gone. At risk of further humiliation I'll make another attempt at getting it translated.

It's a line from a poem by Mao Tse-tung. I've highlighted the line that is quoted on Iron...

Like a dim dream recalled, I curse the long-fled past--
My native soil two and thirty years gone by.
The red flag roused the serf, halberd in hand,
While the despot's black talons held his whip aloft.
Bitter sacrifice strengthens bold resolve
Which dares to make sun and moon shine in new skies.
Happy, I see wave upon wave of paddy and beans,
And all around heroes home-bound in the evening mist.

Another more literal translation (i.e. robot translator) is...
"Who have sacrificed more than ambition"

Post by **Taco** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:05 pm

I'm going to go up there (after new snowfall) and paint "Big wet donkey penis" on there.

AlanK · Post by **AlanK** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:10 pm

Zé wrote:
AlanK wrote:Great job. I don't know why one would ever give up on that fine trail, though.
well never know, but I've been find going 1.5 yrs between visits. There are some other steep ridges I'd like to check out first

OK. I just wanted you to admit that you're addicted and will be back. But, yeah... check out a few other great ridges first!

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:08 pm

AlanK wrote:
Zé wrote:
AlanK wrote:Great job. I don't know why one would ever give up on that fine trail, though.
well never know, but I've been find going 1.5 yrs between visits. There are some other steep ridges I'd like to check out first
OK. I just wanted you to admit that you're addicted and will be back. But, yeah... check out a few other great ridges first!

Hehehe...looks like this hike was a recon hike Ze.
I know your group can tackle that south ridge of Ross with all that horsepower.

Re: graffiti....can we(someone

) just tackle this one with something?

Rick Kent · Post by **Rick Kent** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:14 pm

Nice work Joe! Looks like I'll have to dig into my photo timestamps to get my exact time to the second. Chances are you probably beat me. I assume your time is from the gate at the parking lot.

Ok, looks like my start time was 7:02:37 (from the gate) and summit time was 9:39:27. So that makes my ascent time 2 hrs 36 mins 50 secs.

So if you rounded up like I did chances are you have the better time. Hell, let's just say you beat me by 2 minutes just so I have a compelling reason to get back up there.

-Rick

AlanK · Post by **AlanK** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 2:32 pm

Rick Kent wrote:So if you rounded up like I did chances are you have the better time. Hell, let's just say you beat me by 2 minutes just so I have a compelling reason to get back up there.

Love it!

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:37 pm

Rick Kent wrote:Nice work Joe! Looks like I'll have to dig into my photo timestamps to get my exact time to the second. Chances are you probably beat me. I assume your time is from the gate at the parking lot.

Ok, looks like my start time was 7:02:37 (from the gate) and summit time was 9:39:27. So that makes my ascent time 2 hrs 36 mins 50 secs.

So if you rounded up like I did chances are you have the better time. Hell, let's just say you beat me by 2 minutes just so I have a compelling reason to get back up there.

-Rick

lol. who said it was a competition?

timestamps tell me 2:37:05

we can settle it on a VillagetoBaldy hike

Rick Kent · Post by **Rick Kent** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:51 pm

Oh man ... so close. That has to hurt!

Baldy? Weak.

When are we gonna do Iron 3 times in one day?

AlanK · Post by **AlanK** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:53 pm

Zé wrote:lol. who said it was a competition?

And who said it wasn't?

Just a little friendly search for motivation.

GigaMike · Post by **GigaMike** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:31 pm

Damn, I thought someone had finally beat Rick at something!

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:17 pm

Rick Kent wrote:Oh man ... so close. That has to hurt!

Baldy? Weak.

When are we gonna do Iron 3 times in one day?

never! lol