Paring down the climbing kit, plus going minimalist on the camping gear, probably would make it feasible to do by bike. If one is as fit as you are Stan, I'm not!
Yeah, I know what you mean. I frequently use my bike to ride to a climb, but I find that just the climbing gear alone constitutes a decent load. Adding camping gear would make it a huge load!
Thanks for the welcome, Tim! Yes, I've been lurking here for years, and finally joined so I could open pictures and stuff. I felt motivated to finally post to ask Stan about his trip because it happened in (roughly) my neck of the woods!