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aldude
climber
Monument Manor
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May 14, 2010 - 04:47pm PT
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Kris - Voyager gets shady about 3pm *
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 14, 2010 - 04:56pm PT
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Kris - Voyager gets shady about 3pm *
Hi Al...
Yes you're right, gradually from right to left.
So how many folks have walked or boated down to the other end of the lake and done the Laeger/Leversee ultra classic route on Locke Rock called "Best in the West?"
I've done it twice, once with Rachel McCollum and then with Brent Ingrahm.
It's quite the climb! Here's the view from the top.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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May 14, 2010 - 05:08pm PT
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that's a little ways in there.
look for the signal!
one if by land, two if by boat!
a whole six pack if more than 2 hours...
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Nate D
climber
San Francisco
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May 14, 2010 - 06:10pm PT
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'Course it'd be cheating, but you could also tag along with a serious jeeper on the Dusy-Ershim OHV route to get out there. You'd probably be able to walk there in the same amount of time, however...
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 14, 2010 - 07:08pm PT
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It's a nice walk along the east lakeshore and up the meadows. The road is dusty.
It's about 8 miles one way. Or you can start from the end of the road by the cottages past Trapper Springs and connect with some good trails around that side of the lake.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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May 14, 2010 - 07:35pm PT
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California is certainly the slab climbing capital of the Universe- is that a good thing?
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 14, 2010 - 08:45pm PT
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is that a good thing?
It's a great thing. I really like hard slab climbs. Hard to where they are steep - none of this stinkbug biz, butt all up in the air and stuff.
It's funny, you'll find people climbing steep routes on all kinds of rock, choss and beyond, but a really high quality slab climb only happens on perfect rock.
Here's a Courtright view from a different perspective, the south face of Power Dome with it's famous red intrusion. Voyager looms in the distance.
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lars johansen
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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May 14, 2010 - 09:58pm PT
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Nice pics Kris, I almost hate to see the word get out. Courtright is indeed a very special place. Hope all that go there keep that in mind. IMHO Power Dome has the best face climbing on the planet.
Peace to All
lars
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
In the mountains... somewhere...
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May 14, 2010 - 10:46pm PT
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Dave, in reality at the beginning of June you probably don't have a choice this year. Courtwright will not be open while the Domelands will. If you want to climb without packing in, then go climbing at Church Dome. 30 minute approaches with sweet granite ears to wrap your fingers around. And well enough bolted to not scare you. And except for us maybe, you won't see another soul the entire time.
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dcaunt
Trad climber
Chico, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 15, 2010 - 12:43am PT
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Thanks all for the advice, much appreciated. Think I will check out Church dome it sounds like the best bet for early season and will have some mellow climbs for me to get my feet wet again. Thanks for the links to the guidebooks and road conditions. Anyone have just a topo for Church dome and the approach?
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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May 15, 2010 - 09:55am PT
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ski into courtright.
ah, there's the red intrusion--and i've been looking for them under my bed.
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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May 17, 2010 - 01:00pm PT
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Wow, great stuff and thanks for the photos, all!
Re. “red intrusion” on Power Dome…
That looks like a small screen of older metamorphic rock – a remnant of what was there before the onset of magmatism and the emplacement of the Sierra Nevada Batholith. It also appears that there are two dikes (either host granitoid or aplite/pegmatite) that cut the metamorphic rock, meaning that the “red” rock must be older. So, it’s not an intrusion by any means; the granitic rock (magma) is what did the “intruding.”
Never been to Courtright, but would really like to! Both the climbing and the geology look fantastic!
edit: Based mainly on the reddish-brown color of the metamorphic rock, I’d guess a sedimentary protolith (as opposed to volcanic…). Really cool photo, Kris!
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
In the mountains... somewhere...
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May 17, 2010 - 03:48pm PT
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Church Dome approach is pretty easy if you pay attention and all of the signs are in place. You want to go up the road along the Kern river heading north out of Kernville. Turn right before going over the bridge and go up Sherman Pass toward Kennedy Meadows. Near the top turn right on Cherry Hill Rd. At this point stay on the main road following signs for Big Meadow. When you get to Big Meadow start following signs to Taylor Meadow. Follow these until you see Taylor Creek show up on a sign and then follow those. You can camp here at the creek or you can go past the creek to the end of the road where you turn right and go up a steeper road. Follow this, staying left at the only choice and when it dead ends you will be at the other camp spot and the closest walking approach. You can also park about a 100 yards sooner in a clearing on the right.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 17, 2010 - 04:22pm PT
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Good one Jan, now I'm gonna have to pull a "Germans in the Battle of The Bulge" type manuever and flip around a few of the signs... ;-)
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Cherry Hill is not open as of May 30th...
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Ah, sweet dreams of Courtright this summer ..
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hoipolloi
climber
A friends backyard with the neighbors wifi
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Jul 12, 2013 - 06:33pm PT
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Bump because this thread is badass.
Where do you access Domelands from? Can you get to it from the east side?
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Jul 12, 2013 - 08:45pm PT
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There are at least two ways in from the east side, (never done either one)
They involve more hiking and negotiating a crossing of the Kern river.
It's probably not the best way to get to Bart, but there's a bunch of interesting looking rock east and down hill from there.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 12, 2013 - 09:01pm PT
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Dcaunt did you get your feet wet?
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dcaunt
Trad climber
Chico, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 15, 2013 - 02:18pm PT
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Yea but not at either courtwright or domelands, still want to visit those places.
Went to someplace down by Whitney on the east side. A place where they use to shoot western movies in the old days, forgot the name already.
These days I spend most of my exciting life playing disc golf and drinking beer. Still keep the climbing thoughts going tho, by reading this forum.
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