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crusher
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Santa Monica, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 18, 2009 - 05:29pm PT
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Wondering how much snow is still at the base of Crystal Crag and Dike Wall (well, how big the snowpile is still on the North side of the Dike Wall)...thanks!
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NotIt
Trad climber
Malaga Cove
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Jun 18, 2009 - 06:04pm PT
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if nobody else replies this may help:
was up there almost a month ago and it looked like it had about two warm weeks left in it, three on the sheltered exposures (N & E).
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east side underground
Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Jun 18, 2009 - 08:17pm PT
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was up at the lakes basin, still pretty wet with snow drifts in the trees and north exposures
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Jun 18, 2009 - 08:22pm PT
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i was there a week and 1/2 ago and dike wall didn't look in shape, at least not when we could see it between the hail, snow and rain.
crystal looked fine, altho the snow up to it was not the best. the closest we got was an hour session at the horseshoe boulder before the storms closed back in.
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 18, 2009 - 08:36pm PT
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Thanks guys, hmmm...maybe by the time we get up there in mid July it will be ok up above Lake George. Late snow year...
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chez
Social climber
chicago ill
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Jun 18, 2009 - 09:19pm PT
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You'll have no problem in mid July.
Are you the same Crusher that used to live in Boulder?
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2009 - 01:13pm PT
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No Chez,
He's still there I think...I'm a different Crusher...
Yeah normally by mid July you'd think so but it's been a late snow year (see the Chief's thread re. the Palisades) and I've only been getting to Bishop this Spring, not all the way to Mammoth.
Thanks.
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bachar
Gym climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Jun 19, 2009 - 03:03pm PT
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Huge snow bank on the north side of the Dike Wall. You could probably climb on the East face but I bet most of the routes are still dripping.
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2009 - 03:30pm PT
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Thanks JB!
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Went hunting for Crystal Crag beta and found this ... ohhh, man :(
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 6, 2009 - 07:00pm PT
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Yeah...I know. We were supposed to be up there this last weekend and wound up staying home.
We ran into JB a few months ago in the Gorge, happily climbing at the Pub Wall, shared a few kind words...we were so shocked and saddened to hear this news last night. I immediately thought about his answering me on my thread. Also of all the times over the years we'd come upon him soloing (or not) at Clark or in the Gorge - always an awe-inspiring sight. I'm still having a hard time believing this, I guess as we all are.
Condolences to Tyrus and all of his other family members and friends.
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