bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jul 22, 2010 - 11:51am PT
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cragman,
you really are a jackass.
your brawn here in this safe forum environment does nothing to cover up your obvious insecurities and ill ways.
What???
lame....
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Gene
Social climber
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Jul 22, 2010 - 11:59am PT
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Let's put this thread to bed folks. It has outlived its usefullness.
Thanks,
g
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Snorky
Trad climber
Carbondale, CO
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Jul 22, 2010 - 12:03pm PT
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If you have to explain it, then it's a crappy axiom.
again, I get nothing out of the sewer.
If you get out what you put in, then Life is more like a refrigerator.
See, that makes sense.
All I learned here was that there are some chatty characters around. I already knew that thunderstorms were frightening.
lastly: what gene said.
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The Alpine
Big Wall climber
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Jul 22, 2010 - 05:25pm PT
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Live via a droid cell phone: currently sitting atop the dana plateau after sumiting via a suspcted new route on the formation nnw of the pillar. As seen from the tioga road it is the giant right facing corner on the long ridge/wall to the right of the third pillar. Anybody know of existing routes on this formation? Time to go cook some ramen wih columbine salad.
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Gene
Social climber
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Jul 22, 2010 - 05:30pm PT
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The Alpine,
Kewl! Got pics of the route. Email 'em to my ST addy and I'll put 'em up.
How's the weather? :)
g
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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Jul 22, 2010 - 06:02pm PT
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for a minute there i thought i was in the 911 thread!
there are really some crotchety MFer's around here.
i guess when one is backpacking in the Winds lets say, they ought to use their Sat Phone to check the weather b4 climbing? right....
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cleo
Social climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jul 23, 2010 - 10:43am PT
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Okay Eastside Boyz + Local Wise Men...
I'm looking at the weather forecast for this weekend, and it's giving me some willies. Stay OFF the high peaks in Northern Yosemite this weekend? Or only Sunday? Are we regulated to cragging (or hiking)?
Here's what the Dweebs are saying in Mammoth:
SATURDAY:
MOISTURE AT 700MB WILL INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY AND PWS ARE FORECASTED TO INCREASE TO .5 IN. WITH MAIN FOCUSING STILL EXPECTED WITHIN THE MONO CO. CONVERGENCE AREA. SATURDAY'S STORMS WILL STILL BE RELATIVELY DRY AND SO DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE IN THE HIGH COUNTY SATURDAY PM.
SUNDAY:
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON....THE UPPER JET OF 50-KNOTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER CUT OFF:
1. BEGINS TO PULL THE CUT-OFF TOWARD THE COAST, AGAIN CHANNELING MORE MOISTURE INTO THE AREA FOR SUNDAY.
2. THE NOSE OF THE UPPER JET IS NEAR THE CENTRAL COAST SATURDAY AND INLAND OVER N/CENTRAL CA SUNDAY. THIS WILL ADD THE POSSIBILITY OF STORMS AFTER MID NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA WITH GOOD STORM DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CENTRAL SIERRA SUNDAY.
SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE THE BEST DAY FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER MAMMOTH LAKES
AS PRECIPITABLE WATER INCREASES TO 0.75 INCH COMBINED WITH WITH STRONG DYNAMICAL FORCING.....AS THE UPPER JET PULLS IN COOLER AIR ALOFT WHICH ADDS TO FURTHER INSTABILITY.
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
USA Carson city Nev.
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Jul 23, 2010 - 11:06am PT
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go, get latest forecast before leaving, keep an eye out, have alternate plan, keep an eye out, be prepared, and keep an eye out..
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fattrad
Mountain climber
GOP Convention
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Jul 23, 2010 - 11:09am PT
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cleo,
July/Aug on the eastside many days will get 30min t-Storms, get an Alpine start (5AM) and be off by 2. The weekend from the OP had a huge tropical front from the south come through, very different.
The evil one
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
USA Carson city Nev.
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Jul 23, 2010 - 11:10am PT
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it should be noted, however, that EAST side of sieras is one of the hardest areas in the country to predict concerning weather....
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The Alpine
Big Wall climber
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Oct 24, 2010 - 06:47pm PT
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...............
EDIT
The Alpine- So it sounds like you were P3-P4 when it started lightning in the vincinity. Yet you decided to carry on. No judgment, HERE, just curious. At P4-P5 it was raining and lightning- thickly all about- as you pulled P5 and topped out?! If so, wow.
Okay, I got it: "It was heroic."
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That pretty much sums it up. We knew we were hosed, just weren't sure of the BEST thing to do. Apparently hiding under the large boulder on top was the LAST thing we should've done. Was a great learning experience, and a good lesson to learn.
The next time my helmet and gear starts buzzing.... I'll probably just do the same damn thing.
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