Life on Earth, Mt Habrich

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Life on Earth, Mt Habrich

Post by tobyfk » Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:31 am

I am interested in doing this route as it's such a cool-looking summit. Anyone done it recently? Is it worthwhile? And how bad is the approach? And what length ropes do you need to rap off? And, final question, since I may not get a chance 'till next year: would it be do-able in early June?

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Post by XXXX » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:09 pm

yes, yes, not bad but long, 50ms will work, maybe

don't get too excited by the 10c rating. feels more like 10a

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Post by tobyfk » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:23 am

One of the guidebooks (Alpine Select?) talked about needing vehicles with good clearance to get to the block on the forest road and suggested using mountain bikes beyond that? Are either correct/ necessary?

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Post by PAW » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:05 am

this info is no longer correct.

The road is closed and gated way down low forcing you to, push a bike most of the way. Still worth bringing the bike cause of the downhill return.

Friend did the approach last year and said about 1hr30min to the old blocked part of the road.
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Post by Kiely » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:35 pm

A small 4wd like a 4Runner can get past the gate.

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Post by tobyfk » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:46 am

How about a small 2WD (rental) car?

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Post by stick » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:11 pm

you may not get up the hills on that road with a 2wD. no wait ... you won't!

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Post by J Mace » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:46 pm

Did this route a couple weeks ago, quite nice, way easier than 10c lots of bolts, and only 5 pitches. I drove my HC 4X4 to the blockade..

then rode bikes..mellow day, if you have to walk add a coulple of hours to the gate unless your fast. a small rack is fine, best to take 60's bit I thnk 50's are fine..see my bivouac post for TR

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Post by Kiely » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:22 pm

thesiger wrote:How about a small 2WD (rental) car?
There is no way you would get past the gate in a 2wd car. I just did it in a stock f-150, and significant scraping occured. I heard of an Xterra that did it without too many problems - shorter wheelbase. But high clearance is a must. The first problem is a large dyke with boulders sticking out of it. Next problem is a cantilevered boulder to get over. After that is 2wd :D

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Post by J Mace » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:54 am

2wd after the gate to the boulders is a bit of a stretch...I have a 4" lift on my 2 dr explorer and there was no scraping at all.

so when did you just do it Chris ? I am planning to be back up there this weekend and was hoping the bypass still existed?

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Post by J Mace » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:27 pm

oh just saw your road bulletin...maybe see you around them parts on sat

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Post by Kiely » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:55 pm

J Mace wrote:2wd after the gate to the boulders is a bit of a stretch...I have a 4" lift on my 2 dr explorer and there was no scraping at all.

so when did you just do it Chris ? I am planning to be back up there this weekend and was hoping the bypass still existed?

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Right, thanks. I should have posted that I just went just as far as the bridge.

I did it yesterday. And I'll do it again on Saturday with a shitload of other ppl, and 3 more 2wd's, got a big group going to Sky Pilot (10 or so ppl). Sky Pilot will be a busy place with a BCMC group going in from Mountain Lake, and my group of Ct'ers going in from Shannon creek on Saturday. I don't expect to see the BCMC'ers on Saturday.

I hope with all this new publicity that side road remains open......

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Post by Kiely » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:56 pm

3 more 4wd's, that should say.

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Post by Kiely » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:21 pm

In fact Jesse it was your TR in the beginning that gave me the idea to go and do SP, so thanks. Another TR on Clubtread confirmed it.

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