Robinhood150

Haha...hmmm...

Flygtenstein

We are all back at the Brown's and Steve, etc. left before us. Jim joked that you would have this thread up before we got back.

We did Lion's Back and most of Cliffhanger after you left, but did not complete it.

I am the fat guy in the canvas shirt and actually got some spotting duty this weekend.

Steve and Steve both did Rock Chucker Hill and Widowmaker on Metal Masher as well as Double Whammy on Gold Bar Rim. They both let me stand in front of their rigs a lot on Double Whammy.

Schaefer's 35's really put that rig in another class.

SteveO, your rig is quite stable even at the great height. 37's will finish it, but a solid axle will finish it right.

A sincere thank you to SteveO for lettting me have a seat in his rig for two days, Carole for giving up the passenger seat for me, Schaefer for letting me both ride in and spot for him.

Last but not least, thank you to the Brown family for taking good care of me and being so patient and generous during this ordeal.

Since none of you will probably read this whole message, I will chronicle other things later. Steve, tomorrow noon is looking like a possibility, but no guarantee.

Cebby

It will be worth the wait... That's hard to hear now, but the sting won't last forever.

Great pics everyone! Looks like a blast!!

sschaefer3

Hunt did Rock Chucker and Widow Maker

AFTER

I did.




Hunt DID NOT do Lions Back. I did.



It's pretty crazy when your the one encourageing a crazy man like Hunt to try obsticles. After you did them of course.

sschaefer3

The sand was full of needle bearings from U-Joints. I kid you not. It was not sand, it was a pile of bearings.

sschaefer3

Cliff Hanger was pretty easy, Adrian and Myself just drove the entire trail and chatted. We did not stop and spot anything except for the rock by the creek on the way out but not on the way in.

That trial is just like Arizona and the crawler just walked right through.

Even the big drop on the side of the cliff of death, thanks for letting me go that far BROWN !!!

SteveO

right on Schaefer! Glad to hear you did Lions Back and Cliff Hanger. I admit, I have not done Lions Back, and probably will next time. I felt that I had pushed my luck far enough for one trip. Especially on that last obstacle coming out from Double Whammy.

Did you guys get some pics! Where are the PICS!






Needle Bearings...

SteveO

it was great wheeling with these guys, lots o fun.

Birdman

First word.......SICK!

Second word.....JEALOUS!

Third word.......SCARED!

That about covers it.

SteveO

I know, thinking back and looking at those pictures, I still can't believe both Schaefer and I climbed Rock Chucker. When I first looked at it, I was thinking "no way", I'll break an axle. Then Adrian started talking me into it, and then I started talking Schaefer into it. Schaefer went for his 4Runner, and I knew then, I had to do it. I couldn't let Schaefer have this victory to himself! Schaefer's crawler box made it look a lot easier than my wife's foot on the skinny pedal and the brake. Schaefer got some big time air as well as my wife, but I failed to get a picture. Plus, my wide flairs took some abuse from the rocks, where Schaefer has no flares.....

sschaefer3

We did the first part of Lions Back in 2WD! I forgot to lock the hubs and 100 to 1 and 2nd gear took it right up in 2WD so around 1/2 way up we realized that only the rear wheels were doing anything.

We probably could have gone all the way in 2wd but did indeed play it safe, locked the hubs and continued up in 252 to 1 with all 4 locked.

Brown has VIDS!

SteveO

Cool, so did you have to pay money, and if so, how much? Plus, did you have to sign your life away? Man, I gotta see the vids Brown took.

sschaefer3

Lions back was pretty scary.

Everyone should do it though, if you have a capable rig, it does cost $10.00 to drive it though.

calrockx

wow, that's pretty impressive. i was there, the first part of lion's back is STEEP! was it windy at all? it sure was when i was there. i wanna see the vids

JadeRunner

Glad to hear you guys did so well. It sounds like Schaefer's 35" street tires stuck like glue, especially with that crawler. It looks like you guys did some pretty tough trails and optional obstacles. Good job!

Was SteveO the only one to do White Knuckle Hill at the end of Behind the Rocks?

sschaefer3

We did not run behind the rocks. Hunt did everything I did. So if he did it, I did it. If I did it he did it.

But he has like 8" of lift and 34ish tires. I have 35's and a Marlin Ultimate. You are not going to be able to do what we have done. We both have front ARB's as well.

Albuquerque Jim

Well we just got home (11pm Tues), we stuck around and played in Arches National Park and left late. I have to say that trip was awesome! Thank you to everyone.

SteveO, nice pics! I hope to see some more from the rest of you. I will get mine up tomorrow as well.

It's weird looking through the pics though, because we did so many obstacles I can't even remember where some of those were :LOL:

Aurora Sandman

Hmmm, I told you I made a mistake and that that was the dangerous obstacle, and that I was going to back up. I guess I assumed the fact that you continued on was your own choosing. I must have been unaware of my own cunning.


:wtf:
Steve after traversing the forth obstacle: "Boy, if that was difficult for ME with MY TRUCK, I don't know, Mike, how you and Jim are going to make it over this one." Steve midway through the trail: "This trail is more difficult than I really wanted to do today."

(Erica, tell Steve to stop being an ... )


I have put together some video clips of Double Whammy, Rock Chucker and Widowmaker. I'll try to find a way to get them posted tomorrow. (Anyone who wants to offer web space, PM me.)


Adrian's truck is still unfinished. Caskey spent 2.5 days this weekend trying to figure out why it wouldn't start. Turns out the computer was fried. Today he got a new computer, and now the engine runs. But the exhaust shop did a poor job, and the exhaust leaks. (Such is the fate of those whose plans don't accomodate for Murphey's Law. It's looking like maybe Adrian should just rent an apartment here.)


I'm gonna try to put it on a DVD for you, Schaefer, Jim and Adrian.


It was a great trip:
- Schaefer was a nice guy.
- This kids had a great time together (all 7 of them).
- Hunt decided to come just a couple of days before, and we kept it a secret from Schaefer. We're waiting for dinner at a restarant the first night and Hunt walks in. Schaefer was really surprised!
- The weather was very (unseasonably) comfortable.
- Schaefer found us the cheapest hotel in town (a good thing).
- Schaefer seemed truly irritated that I didn't need to use my new locker very often. (The computer still works just fine in most situations. My new nickname from Adrian: "Captian Computer")
- All the wives said they had a great time!

Jeff the marmot

Looks like a fun trip. Congrats on doing Double Whammy. Did anyone actually drive up Widowmaker? I see winch lines in all the pics. I know that typically a very small percentage of vehicles are able to actually drive up that one.

The line to the far left on Rock Chucker is totally new to me. I've never seen anyone try that line, but it makes sense to do something different to avoid the typical approach angle problems on the 2nd ledge.
Sounds like the "body snatcher" obstacle near the end of Golden Spike. Just ignore all the broken glass that's typically under that rock. Yup, you have to have at least some momentum to do that one right.

It's funny to hear Schaefer's description of the cliff of death on Cliffhanger. It'll certainly catch your attention.

sschaefer3

Yes, both Myself and Hunt. There were people on the winch lines. All they did was load the front end.

Both trucks drove up on there own power. I was first and winched a Jeep up and then they pulled all there people up and I winched Brown and Hughes up.

Hunt, not to be show up by a burrito, drove up as well, with people loading the front end with the line.