Linville Gorge, NC, June 5 & 6, 2010

**Hawk-eye** · 06-02-2010, 17:48

Working for me

**Ken** · 06-02-2010, 18:29

Here's a map showing watertree and gullypipe on the south end of Shortoff:

Ken

**mtncmpr** · 06-02-2010, 18:33

Originally Posted by Ken

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Yeah, I like old Dub Taylor, Struther Martin, Jack Elam, all those old bit part players.

Ken

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BIT PLAYERS?? How dare ye!!

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**Ken** · 06-02-2010, 18:41

Originally Posted by mtncmpr

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BIT PLAYERS?? How dare ye!!

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Well, let's just say they didn't get the billing they deserved. I can tell you like them too, Glen.

**mtncmpr** · 06-02-2010, 18:44

Originally Posted by Ken

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Watertree is a left turn at about the south end of the pond. Not sure what that turn looks like these days. Gullypipe is farther on where the MST goes out to the edge. It's a plastic pipe running water right at the top of the climber's descent gully. Be careful there. People have fallen.

Ken

Ken,
Is that descent gully day packable or a hard scramble? I didn't pay much attention as we got water at the pipe. Looked to me (what part I saw) it would be a good scramble.

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**mtncmpr** · 06-02-2010, 18:48

Originally Posted by Ken

Well, let's just say they didn't get the billing they deserved. I can tell you like them too, Glen.

Sure did Ken, but ol' Jack Elam was my favorite.
Gonna' miss him here on the boards

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**Shug** · 06-02-2010, 18:54

Hickery and I missed the water tree but did come across the gully pipe.......
I aim to find that water tree next time .... and oh yeah .... there WILL be a next time!
Skrag

**Ken** · 06-02-2010, 19:06

Originally Posted by mtncmpr

Ken,
Is that descent gully day packable or a hard scramble? I didn't pay much attention as we got water at the pipe. Looked to me (what part I saw) it would be a good scramble.

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I've never been down it Glen, but I've seen pictures showing that there is a drop of 10 or 12 feet at the bottom. folks were using rope, but someone more agile than me might be able to pressure side to side down it. I'd probably get all the bark skinned off me!

**Ken** · 06-02-2010, 19:06

Originally Posted by mtncmpr

Sure did Ken, but ol' Jack Elam was my favorite.
Gonna' miss him here on the boards

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Jack will be back. I used to rotate them often.

**mtncmpr** · 06-02-2010, 19:24

Originally Posted by Ken

I've never been down it Glen, but I've seen pictures showing that there is a drop of 10 or 12 feet at the bottom. folks were using rope, but someone more agile than me might be able to pressure side to side down it. I'd probably get all the bark skinned off me!

Maybe you could use some 2" treehuggers

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