Mount Yonah

Heading to Mount Yonah this weekend to practice multipitch and to take out a new climber.

I see there might be some showers on Thursday. Anyone know how long the rain takes to dry on the rock? Sound we be ok for climbing in the afternoon on Friday?

Also, should we expect nice warmth on the face if it is sunny? I hear it is southern facing, being nice for winter climbing, but just want a confirmation I guess.

Thanks.

JeremyB wrote:Heading to Mount Yonah this weekend to practice multipitch and to take out a new climber. I see there might be some showers on Thursday. Anyone know how long the rain takes to dry on the rock? Sound we be ok for climbing in the afternoon on Friday? Also, should we expect nice warmth on the face if it is sunny? I hear it is southern facing, being nice for winter climbing, but just want a confirmation I guess. Thanks.

cant speak for rain. in the sun its warm unless the wind is tearing through.
I bet it should dry out nicely if its not a horrendous downpour

Yonah does seep, but with the lack of rain we have been seeing over the last month it shouldn't matter. I bet the ground will soak up most of it. The face is sunny late morning until sundown, but it can be cold. It gets battered by the wind since it is one of the highest points in the area. If it is in the upper 40's in Helen, you should be okay. Anything less than that and stuff starts to freeze. Then when the sun hits it will start to seep or drop ice on you.

People tend to shy away from Yonah after rains but there are always dry routes. Are you looking to do the trad routes down past the Dihedral? Some of them can be wet but the bolted routes that you come to first seam to be dry quicker after a rain.

Thanks, everyone. We plan on sticking to the bolted routes. According to the various weather outlets, the highs will be in the mid/low 60s. There is a 50% chance of light showers on Thursday morning. Looks to be a nice, if chilly weekend. :-)

JeremyB wrote:Thanks, everyone. We plan on sticking to the bolted routes. According to the various weather outlets, the highs will be in the mid/low 60s. There is a 50% chance of light showers on Thursday morning. Looks to be a nice, if chilly weekend. :-)

If you are doing the 2-man climbs, the bolted routes, they do not get much sun since they are closer to west facing than sw like the trad climbs. Contrary to what someone has already said, the 2-man climbs seep a lot more than the rest of that face. I think it has a lot to do with the sun aspect the closer you get to the cold months.

TomCaldwell wrote: If you are doing the 2-man climbs, the bolted routes, they do not get much sun since they are closer to west facing than sw like the trad climbs. Contrary to what someone has already said, the 2-man climbs seep a lot more than the rest of that face. I think it has a lot to do with the sun aspect the closer you get to the cold months.

+1 to Tom's reply...those bolted lines seep a lot longer than most of the other routes, and areas in the trees and away from the main face, like the Lowers for example, are even worse (seeping and route quality both). The boulders dry fairly quickly too, so you could always play around on the pebbles instead...there are some incredible boulder problems at Yonah!