Trip Report
Bircheff Climbing Pics Yosemite '70s
Monday September 15, 2008 2:10pm
Comments by Dave Bircheff via Amanda Bircheff (daughter) posted By Jim Cain.



#25 Dave Hitchcock on southwest face Liberty Cap.
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#26 Dave Hitchcock "The Wool King" topped on Liberty Cap.
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#27 Dave Bircheff topped on Liberty Cap.
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#28 Rick Wheeler on Hulk Macedonian route with hammer, drill, jumars and pulley for hauling bag.
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#29 Rick Wheeler Macedonian route eighth lead, bivied on tenth.
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#30 Rick Wheeler topped out on Macedonian route. Just beat the clouds.
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#31 Will Miller on Arrow Direct on bolt free climb to side.
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#32 Rick Wheeler on Hulk, tenth lead.
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#33 Will Miller leading Arrow Direct. Sometime in October 197? for two and a half days.
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#34 Will Miller on Arrow Direct.
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#35 Ron Kauk and Steve Sutton on Calaveras Ledges, March 1977 after the FIRST storm!
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#36 Will Miller on Temple Crag 5.7. Somewhere below third lead.
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#37 Rick Wheeler onTemple Crag December 1976, loose stuff frozen in.
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#38 Dale Bard in slings.
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#39 Dale Bard in butt bag, Muir route?
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#40 Dave Bircheff March 1977 leading...???...anyone recognize the route?
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#41 Sentinal Falls, 1975. Will Miller liked ice climbing. We could hear water running under the ice at the top....really scary. 4 to 5 leads.
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#42 Lost Arrow tip to main wall... Tyrolean traverse
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#43 Rick Wheeler on Hulk right off belay station surprised by storm.
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#44 Will Miller and Rick Wheeler on Temple Crag in "the big bowl"of rock rubble. Wheeler had good brandy at campfire!
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#45 Rick Wheeler on Temple Crag with ice axes.
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#46 Will Miller reading "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" during Arrow Direct route.
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#47 Dave Bircheff at top of Fried Eggs above Water Wheel Falls in "Grand Canyon of Tuolomne".
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#48 Phil Bircheff high up on on Lurking Fear, Jim Pettigrew lower right. 1976
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Enjoy!
JC

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Smiley Cain
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Smiley Cain is a trad climber from Hemet , CA.

Comments
Smiley Cain

Trad climber
Hemet , CA
Author's Reply  Sep 15, 2008 - 02:17pm PT
I have reposted the Bircheff pics in order to correct the misspelled name. Apologies to both Dave and Amanda.
Amanda Bircheff

climber
CA
  Sep 15, 2008 - 07:22pm PT
Thanks again!
Amanda Bircheff

climber
CA
  Sep 15, 2008 - 09:55pm PT
bump!
Tarbuster

climber
right here, right now
  Sep 15, 2008 - 09:57pm PT
Great stuff Amanda!
Tell dad more is super welcome.
You both are awesome!!!
Smiley Cain

Trad climber
Hemet , CA
Author's Reply  Sep 16, 2008 - 03:03am PT
In order to NOT lose the comments from the previous deleted thread I pasted them into this "reply" box.




Re: Sep 14, 2008, 10:39pm PT
Author:
Amanda Bircheff

climber
From: CA
Great job :) Thank you!



Re: Sep 14, 2008, 10:59pm PT
Author:
Mighty Hiker

Social climber
From: Vancouver, B.C.
Thanks - I see it worked.

Perhaps you should have titled it "Palin climbing pictures" or something, given the noise to signal ratio around here lately.

ps Is it spelt "Birchiff" or "Bircheff"? Trouble is, you can't edit a thread title, although you can always edit the initial post. You have to repost with the new title, then delete the old thread. But it's NBD when a thread's just started, as no one else has posted.



Re: Sep 14, 2008, 11:03pm PT
Author:
Russ Walling

Social climber
From: Nutsonthechin, Wisconsin
Great!

#40 looks like the Blade Traverse pitch on the North American Wall.



Re: Sep 15, 2008, 12:11am PT
Author:
Amanda Bircheff

climber
From: CA
It's actually Bircheff - accidental misspell. And yes, #40 is the NA Wall



Re: Sep 15, 2008, 12:21am PT
Author:
Dr. Rock

Ice climber
From: Castle Rock
Looks like Duane.




Re: Sep 15, 2008, 12:41am PT
Author:
Rokjox

Trad climber
From: boys, I dunno.
So Amanda, did you get any stories or pics of your dads to add the the plane crash thread?

Or did I get the wrong person?



Re: Sep 15, 2008, 12:52am PT
Author:
Wayno

Big Wall climber
From: Seattle, WA
Enjoyed, I have.



Re: Sep 15, 2008, 10:29am PT
Author:
Amanda Bircheff

climber
From: CA
You have the right person. Rick (ricknie@aol?)was just e-mailing me about the crash and how it influenced climbing. But like I told him, my Dad was basically just there in camp when everyone came back with their cargo. He has told me the story a couple times but just wanted me to let Rick know his account. Crazy stuff if you've never heard the story!



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Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
  Sep 17, 2008 - 12:55am PT
these pictures are too sweet not to be on the first page a bit longer...

here from the Andy's Inferno register...
KP Ariza

climber
SCC
  Sep 17, 2008 - 04:08pm PT
One of the best pic threads I've ever seen on this sight!
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
  Sep 17, 2008 - 04:30pm PT
Holy buckets do those take me back!!!!!!
Thank you sooooo much!
B
Amanda Bircheff

climber
CA
  Sep 22, 2008 - 10:47am PT
That new picture is great, please give me some background!
Amanda
Amanda Bircheff

climber
CA
  Nov 1, 2008 - 10:41pm PT
Here's your bump.
Double D

climber
  Nov 1, 2008 - 11:57pm PT
Thanks for posting Amanda!

Robbins boots, wool, Chouinard foam-back, hexes, sailors pants, hexes…bitchen!
Russ Walling

Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
  Oct 15, 2011 - 12:56am PT
Hella Bump!
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
  Oct 27, 2011 - 09:27pm PT
Very sweet old skool pics, thanks!
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