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matty
Big Wall climber
Valencia, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 25, 2008 - 08:37pm PT
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Half Dome has now been snowboarded and free soloed. When will the first bike descent happen?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Sep 25, 2008 - 09:11pm PT
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Uh, isn't that technically wilderness? And bikes are 'motorized' like my shaver and are illegal, no?
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Chaz
Trad climber
So. Cal.
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Sep 25, 2008 - 09:23pm PT
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"Only last metre is dangerous."
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dmalloy
Trad climber
eastside
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Sep 25, 2008 - 09:23pm PT
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mechanized, not motorized....
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 25, 2008 - 10:07pm PT
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Half Dome was free soloed many, many years ago by some native american who we will never be able to google. Now if you mean the NW Face- well I don't believe that has ever been snowboarded.
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nutjob
Stoked OW climber
San Jose, CA
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Sep 25, 2008 - 10:53pm PT
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It would only be interesting if it included a descent of the slabs approach.
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GDavis
Trad climber
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Sep 25, 2008 - 10:56pm PT
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If a tree fell in the woods and no one was around to enter it into wikipedia...
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rockermike
Mountain climber
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Sep 25, 2008 - 11:36pm PT
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How about unicycle descent? I'll bet Largo could swing it.
No, actually, it doesn't seem to me that it would be difficult to bike down it?? Maybe dangerous but if you don't fall and have sticky tires and good brake pads??
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Basilisk
Ice climber
New Hampshire
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Sep 26, 2008 - 12:00am PT
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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Sep 26, 2008 - 05:16am PT
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Yeah bikes are banned from wilderness. Technically speaking analog watches and manual can openers are banned from wilderness.
A couple jerks biked from Tuolumne to Mammoth back in 1999 or 2001 I can't remember. A horse ranger tried to chase them down but they were already out of the park.
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CF
climber
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Sep 26, 2008 - 10:52am PT
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Yes bikes are not allowed but a huge group of horses can go where ever they want and trash meadows and leave sh*t everywhere. We went hiking to Smedburg Lake one time way out in Yosemite's north country and there was this beautiful meadow next to Smedburg Lake that we wanted to have lunch at. When we got in the meadows we couldnt find a place to sit down as there was horse sh*t EVERYWHERE!
Here are some horse I saw the other day in Tuolumne Meadows and they just trashed the meadow.
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drgonzo
Trad climber
east bay, CA
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Sep 26, 2008 - 01:22pm PT
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Yeah. No news flash here.
So quit whining about it and do something. Or are you part of Phil Grammie's Nation of Whiners? Just asking.
Join the High Sierra Hikers Association who have been fighting excessive horse packer damage in the Sierra (in the courts) for years and have won some impressive gains, BTW. But there's more work to do. Especially if the Repugs stay in power in the executive branch.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Sep 26, 2008 - 01:25pm PT
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"Only last metre is dangerous."
I remember that.
"Tomorrow Hans vill try bicycle descent of the Apron." or something (maybe it Was Half Dome)
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Chaz
Trad climber
So. Cal.
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Sep 26, 2008 - 01:36pm PT
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"Glacier Apron Point"
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Sep 26, 2008 - 02:33pm PT
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great cartoon!
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Sep 26, 2008 - 02:56pm PT
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There must be some way to combine the southwest face of Half Dome with the Diving Board, parachute to the Slabs, and down to Mirror Lake. A trifecta!
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Sep 26, 2008 - 02:58pm PT
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I love you guys, you are thinkers. The tri-fecta!
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho
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Sep 26, 2008 - 02:59pm PT
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Whatever happened to the good old days of just hiking to the cliff, uncoiling the rope, racking up, doing the climb, hiking back to the car and enjoying a beer?
Why do we feel compelled to add all this fancy stuff?
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Anguish
Mountain climber
Jackson Hole Wyo.
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Sep 26, 2008 - 06:22pm PT
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"Yeah bikes are banned from wilderness.
‘Maybe wilderness in the NP system, but certainly not wilderness on FS land.‘”
Actually, certainly wilderness on FS land. parks seem much more reluctant to impose wilderness restrictions on their lands than the FS.
Gannett, in the Wind River Range – Bridger and Fitzpatrick national forest wilderness areas – has been climbed several times via bike approach. Ranger caught one crew and took the nuts for their front wheels.
What about a skateboard?
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matty
Big Wall climber
Valencia, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 26, 2008 - 07:01pm PT
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How bout rollerblades?
Death slabs would up the ante. Mainly I was just wondering how possible it would be when i posed the question. I had visions of sitting at the top of the cables route (cables down), and straight lining it to the bottom.
Anyone know if you can get C4 tires?
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