My Destinations
Chamonix, Southern France (1 Log)
Joshua Tree, California (1 Log)
Roatán, Honduras (1 Log)
Santa Rosa, New Mexico (1 Log)
Logs by apidol
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Activity: Climbing State: California City: Joshua Tree mama woolsey |
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Over Christmas vacation with the children we went camping in the Hidden Valley Campground. During the night it snowed, very chilly in the morning and warmed up gloriously during the day, perfect for climbing. Did all sorts of top fixed rope climbing and some multiple pitches. Face and fissure climbing. We had great fun. |
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Activity: Climbing State: Southern France City: Chamonix pyramide du tacul |
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Sept 2. Left l'Aiguille du midi at 8am (took telepherique at 7am). Guide Vincent Coutet, AM coeur and I started climbing at 9:30. Narrow fissures, blocs,some relays that are tricky, delicate traverse. Last fissure just narrow enough to put fist and top of toes in it. Category IV-V. Beautiful climb.Arrival at la Sortie Cretton. Took us 4 hrs from bottom to top.7 rappels for doing down.Took us 1.50 hrs. Went to spend the night at the Refuge Helbrunner. |
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Activity: Diving Country: Honduras City: Roatán cara a cara, face to face January, 2006 |
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Shark dive! Went with great outfit Waihuka Adventure Diving. Expensive: 90 dlrs. Site 1.5 miles into sea. On boat with 10 fun canadians. Back flip.With rope straight down to 71 ft. There can be serious current. Watching from ledge see arrival of 15 to 25 sharks. Then for 15 min. swimming with sharks, all around you, sleek velvety bodies, attentive little eyes, with nervous remoras clinging to their bodies. Very cool. Then back to ledge to see sharks's frenzy over an open bucket of fishparts. Not for novice divers. My love again did something special, but that's another story!! |
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Activity: Diving State: New Mexico City: Santa Rosa blue hole November, 1997 |
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divers from nearby states come here to do their open water certification or refresh their skills. It's an artesian well, 90ft deep, 80 ft diameter, sandy bottom. constant temp. of 61. got to dress 7 mil, hood and all other extras. visibility progressively worse as day goes on from 80 to 15 ft. Fun atmosphere around the well especially during week-end when many dive classes take place. We went in Nnovember when snow was on the ground. So cold! should go in summer when one can warm up from the frigid water. |