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tanngrisnir3
That first shot looks like you were standing in Cottonwood Canyon off the 166.

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DavidSenesac
If you find any takers haha, I might have a job for them too in August if the sound of "Taboose Pass" is music in their ears. ;)

A few years ago my photo gear base weight was 28 pounds that is detailed here:

http://www.davidsenesac.com/Backpacking/david_backpacking.html

However I often toss extra clothing, food, and gear in the big daypack so my actual carrying weight may be over 35 pounds. Like my dayhiking gear weight is like most folks backpacking poundage. Last weekend I hiked from Railroad Flat 2.7 miles down the Merced River trail then a mile up the North Fork of the Merced Trail. So a 7.5 mile roundtrip. I was carrying not only my big Gitzo 4x5 tripod, but also a Benbo Trekker for closeup work. So was close to 40 pounds. Of course, I'm one of just a few serious photographers that regularly haul the beast into the backcountry often crosscountry. Would often have carrying weights over 70 pounds, however recently have gone all out buying lightest gear so today that is more like 65.

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DavidSenesac
If you find any takers haha, I might have a job for them too in August if the sound of "Taboose Pass" is music in their ears. ;)

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Half Dome Hiker
I can't seem to see the tripod in the climbing shots on anyone's back. http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/114

I assume that this tripod was used to make this movie. :)

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Half Dome Hiker
I didn't see it on the famous old film footage of his little Diving Board exploration though. ;)

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Half Dome Hiker
Did you check with the Ansel Adams gallery?! Ansel himself hauled up glass plates to the Diving Board and that for sure is a more demanding hike than the ones you've mentioned. ;)

Maybe they have some advise for you as they do workshops etc. on regular basis.

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plawrence

Actually, this is the porter I would recommend (if you find it :wink:)

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ttilley

Truthfully, when I first saw the subject line I thought we were going to be asked to choose sides beween Anchor, Black Butte, and Sierra Nevada Porters, much like the pizza deck/loft side-choosing.

Gotta go with Black Butte there; if they served it at the pizza deck, it would kill 2 birds with one stone.

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mbear
it would kill 2 birds with one stone.

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ttilley
Truthfully, when I first saw the subject line I thought we were going to be asked to choose sides beween Anchor, Black Butte, and Sierra Nevada Porters, much like the pizza deck/loft side-choosing.

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Ataim
The pack that I carry all of my photographic gear in weights close to 40 pounds. Although I can carry it, is there a porter service in the valley to lug stuff around? I would only require them for the bigger climbs (upper Yosemite, Panorama and North Dome), three days at most. I will have car and drive simi-close to the trail heads.




Thanks.

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hotrod4x5
Holy crap, you take a monorail out in the field?!?

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hotrod4x5
What do you shoot that weighs that much? I'm a shooter too and hell, I have never weighed my pack, but I don't think it's that heavy, at least I hope not! I take one body and 3 or 4 lenses, extra batteries, CF cards, filters, water, food.

Never weighed mine but with the tripod...

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hotrod4x5
What do you shoot that weighs that much? I'm a shooter too and hell, I have never weighed my pack, but I don't think it's that heavy, at least I hope not! I take one body and 3 or 4 lenses, extra batteries, CF cards, filters, water, food.

Never weighed mine but with the tripod...

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hotrod4x5
What do you shoot that weighs that much? I'm a shooter too and hell, I have never weighed my pack, but I don't think it's that heavy, at least I hope not! I take one body and 3 or 4 lenses, extra batteries, CF cards, filters, water, food.

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Ataim
The pack that I carry all of my photographic gear in weights close to 40 pounds. Although I can carry it, is there a porter service in the valley to lug stuff around? I would only require them for the bigger climbs (upper Yosemite, Panorama and North Dome), three days at most. I will have car and drive simi-close to the trail heads.

Thanks.

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Ataim

The pack that I carry all of my photographic gear in weights close to 40 pounds. Although I can carry it, is there a porter service in the valley to lug stuff around? I would only require them for the bigger climbs (upper Yosemite, Panorama and North Dome), three days at most. I will have car and drive simi-close to the trail heads.

Thanks.

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Ataim
The pack that I carry all of my photographic gear in weights close to 40 pounds. Although I can carry it, is there a porter service in the valley to lug stuff around? I would only require them for the bigger climbs (upper Yosemite, Panorama and North Dome), three days at most. I will have car and drive simi-close to the trail heads.


Thanks.