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Cody & I discuss the curious case of Lincoln Knowles, climbing’s latest social media star who is going viral for free soloing; what to do about Lonesome Lake (aka, ‘Poop Lake’); Vail CEO, Rob Katz’s recent interview; mountain town advice; and what we’re reading & watching.
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Climber is Going Viral for Free Soloing (17:27)
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Two Comments on the latest episode of Reviewing the News. First, I happened on the Storm Skiing podcast a few years ago based on the title, so it sucked me in. It’s Stuart Winchester talking ski biz with ski resort area managers. I take it that the audience is aimed at ski resort industry people. The talk with Rob Katz (it’s not an interview) is pretty much like all the other episodes, so I wouldn’t expect a deep dive on contentious issues. Next regarding Cody’s take on Slow Horses not being “prestige TV”. What exactly is Cody’s definition of it? Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas among others give stellar performances. That’s especially true of Oldman’s Jackson Lamb character. Be interested to hear from Cody on what’s missing to make it “prestige TV”.
For me, my definition of prestige TV is related to a level of ambition in storytelling and/or grandiosity in theme. Sopranos, The Wire, Breaking Bad…the marquees of the genre. Slow Horses is great, performances are amazing, plots are fun, drama is fast paced…but it’s just a twist on a very typical spy genre. There isn’t an overarching critique on the entropy of the American judicial system like in The Wire. It’s just a fictional spy thriller/comedy/good time!
The news about Lonesome Lake’s enterococci levels wasn’t surprising. I can speak to some of the reasons as to why the levels are so high. In addition to climbers, Lonesome Lake sees traffic from CDT thru-hikers and pack teams hauling clients (frequently groups of climbers). As there aren’t any wilderness permit quotas similar to the system established for SEKI and surrounding wilderness areas, popular locations like Cirque of the Towers are crowded throughout the summer and early fall. To give you some idea of how crowded: two summers ago I went on a 3-day camping trip in the Winds, starting out of Big Sandy trailhead. Big Sandy Trailhead is the closest trailhead to Cirque of the Towers; cars were parked along both sides of the road over 1/2 mile from the trailhead. While on the trail, I would come across a group of hikers or a stock team approximately every 20 minutes, even though my route didn’t take me through Cirque of the Towers. I ran into more people on that trip than I did hiking up Mt. Whitney.
As for solutions, given the remoteness of Lonesome Lake (8.6 miles from Big Sandy trailhead), there really isn’t an ideal solution for managing both human and equine fecal material. WAG bags and backcountry cisterns at Lonesome Lake would help reduce the fecal load in Lonesome Lake, however the fecal levels from equine excrement will be more difficult to manage. The only solution I can see is limiting the number of pack teams allowed into the cirque and Lonesome Lake, similar to the limits on pack teams in the SEKI wilderness areas.