Lee Vining Ice Conditions
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Anyone been to LV recently. How's the ice forming up? |
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Was at June Lake on Thursday and the warm weather was destroying Tatum and Horsetail. If that's much help to assessing Lee Vining Conditions. |
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Lee Vining is the best its been this early in the season in quite a few years. I'll be going in tomorrow morning, I'll up date when I'm done. |
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Snowing and blowing hard, didn't walk into the canyon. Went to JL roadside, did the left most line to the top rapped and came home. Sticky ice at June but not much of it. |
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I climbed there Saturday. The approach was miserable as always, but he ice was great! Sorry for the poor quality pictures, but here is one from the top second from the left bolts. |
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Climbed Chouinard falls on Sunday. Main wall was fairly well filled in. Here's a crappy pano I took at the end of the day whilst it was snowing. |
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Aaron |
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Jesse Toedtman wrote:Aaron We ended up staying at Murpheys. There were a few folks in a car with TX plates that had camped Friday night I believe.Was staying there as well! Cheers |
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re-established the trail in yesterday after recent storms, it was super fun ;) Luckily 2 younger guys from the bay area also helped and did a great job with the final section from the narrows up. |
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What are you doing down there? |
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Hey David, how is the Main Wall filling in right now? Specifically the left side, Spiral Staircase? I was there beginning of Dec. and there was a little ice sticking to it but not much. Only the middle of the Main Wall was climbable as an ice climb then. |
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Main Wall and Chouinard Falls
Main Wall Spiral did not look good. :( Climbed the rightmost flow (Caveman) and top roped the one between it and the middle flow in one pitch. Beginning of Caveman is basically not protectable before you get to the crux bulge. First 13cm screw I tried to place hit rock after going half way in. Beginning of the climb to the left seemed just as hard to protect, if not harder. The actual ice on Saturday was brittle and putting screws in was as difficult as placing into a cement wall. I guess this is what climbing in cold states is like...glad we live in CA and don't have to deal with it on the regular...oh and that's why the ice here sucks in comparison to places like Canada and Alaska... Caveman |
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That sounds quite butt puckering V. Those flows are filling in though even if Spiral Staircase is a no go. Main Wall is much thicker. |
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Sir are you V? |
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Ya, LV does suck, not worth the effort. Stay home, stay warm, stay dry. |
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David, yes. I sent you an email through ST forum, email me at xxvitaliyxx@yahoo.com if you didn't get it. Their PM system sucks. |