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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Oakville, Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jun 17, 2006 - 02:24pm PT
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Woo-hoo! I'm heading up today! Nice photos.
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Tahoe climber
Trad climber
Austin, TX to South LakeTahoe, CA
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Jun 17, 2006 - 02:43pm PT
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Nice photos, Chris. And thanks for the heads-up on what looks climbable and what doesn't. Keep the updates coming if you get the time! Thanks again.
-Aaron
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Jun 17, 2006 - 04:23pm PT
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Mosquito heaven until August.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jun 18, 2006 - 01:50am PT
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just got back... had fun on opening day though no serious routes done.
The mosquitos are starting off small... but they were definitely present!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jun 18, 2006 - 04:22pm PT
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Wow!
You guys are water rich.
But something tells me all those californicators aren't gonna let much of it reach the sea....
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F10 Climber F11 Drinker
Trad climber
e350
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Jun 18, 2006 - 04:33pm PT
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Looks like more snow than last years opening day. I was disappointed last year's opening day, thinking that there would be much more snow. Let the fun begin
JB
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pyro
Trad climber
Ventura
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Jun 18, 2006 - 04:38pm PT
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I'll have to take a cruzzze!
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Sir Run-it-out
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jun 19, 2006 - 01:39am PT
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A few other domes/areas:
Phobos: start of first pitch slightly damp, rest ok. walk off very wet, as in rivers.
Daff: mostly dry, including west crack and crescent arch. walk off dry, but I was told that there's snow around the raps.
Fairview: first pitch of regular route wet, west face of dome and descent are dry.
Drug Dome: OZ looks ok, but the walk off is snowy.
Lamb Dome: dry. approach a bit snowy, but easy to cross stream on snow bridges.
Dana: approach has a good bit of snow. trecking poles highly useful. 3rd pillar is dry and hot. kickstepping across couloir to start of route is easy, as the snow gets soft pretty early in the day. Don't forget your plastic bags!
Cathedral: approach snowy. Eichorn looks doable
Medlicott: wet
These pictures taken on 6/17 and 6/18.
Mosquitoes seem to be congregating around Lembert Dome and the meadows - I didn't have any issues with them elsewhere.
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Misha
Trad climber
Woodside, CA
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Jun 19, 2006 - 12:50pm PT
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Tuolumne is incredibly beautiful right now. I concur that Pywiack, Stately Pleasure & Lembert are climbable. Some routes on Low Profile Dome are doable too... Right side of Medlicott is dry (Left & Center sides are not). Dozier Dome is wet. Tenaya Peak has a huge snow slab sitting in the middle of the NW Buttress, ready to avalanche.
Here are a couple of shots taken from near Tioga Pass on Saturday.
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keep looking up
Trad climber
San Francisco South Bay, CA
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Jun 19, 2006 - 01:18pm PT
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great shots Misha!!!
(red cooper)
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Fluoride
Trad climber
California somewhere
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Jun 19, 2006 - 06:30pm PT
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It just did my heart good to see the Tuolumne Meadows sign and the east/395 arrow sign officialy posted on the 120 at Crane Flats. Almost went up there to celebrate the first weekend of access there but was too caught up in some valley climbs still. But it was so nice to know that the meadows is now officially an option. I smiled when I drove past the Crane Flats sign.
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wildone
climber
Isolated in El Portal and loving it
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Jun 19, 2006 - 08:25pm PT
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The snow on Hoffman was surprisingly good on saturday. And Megabangs are sick!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
one pass away from the big ditch
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Jun 19, 2006 - 08:47pm PT
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Saw an avi this weekend (not in TM). No one around. But wow! Trip to see wet snow just flush down the cliff. Reminds me why I don't tend to do ice stuff.
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