The Warbler
climber
the edge of America
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Jan 10, 2011 - 10:20pm PT
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My, how things have changed!
LEOs on The Tears, Werner? It wasn't Connelly was it?
If you told me that was going to happen BITD, I would have laughed out loud and told you you were out of yer mind!
I would have believed that climbers would someday only climb on fake walls indoors before I believed that would happen!
That's awesome!
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 10, 2011 - 10:23pm PT
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These guys drive around on shift all week and on their days off do Nose in a Day, Half Dome in a few hours.
Then back on shift looking like they never did anything .....
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Matt
Trad climber
primordial soup
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Jan 10, 2011 - 10:23pm PT
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Two LEO valley rangers did it, and they just drive around and sit in cars all day.
that's not entirely true werner,
sometimes those guys park their cars and hide behind trees in C4.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 10, 2011 - 10:24pm PT
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Off course they hide behind the trees to learn the secret climbing methods ....
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The Warbler
climber
the edge of America
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Jan 10, 2011 - 10:28pm PT
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That has to make a difference in the way climbers get treated, or tooled nowadays.
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john hansen
climber
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Jan 10, 2011 - 11:06pm PT
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I know this is a stupid question ,, but has Ribbon Falls ever frozen in?
here is a picture showing at least some ice
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The Warbler
climber
the edge of America
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Jan 10, 2011 - 11:10pm PT
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I've never seen it.
I did see The Apron with an wide ice streak all the way up it into that bowl to the southeast of Glacier Point. You'd have to move real fast for that one.
Didn't somebody do Illouette Falls?
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Walleye
climber
The Hot Kiss on the end of a Wet Fist
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Jan 11, 2011 - 08:13am PT
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Fosburg and Shipley did the first ascent of Illilouette Fall, and the right (I think it's the right) side of Nevada Fall, also.. Kevin and Walt also did the first and only full ascent of the 2000 ft Sentinel Falls.
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pc
climber
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Jan 11, 2011 - 08:41am PT
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WB, Great motivation for the rest of us 9-5 wannabes. And never under estimate the power of donuts and coffee ;)
Cheers,
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hoipolloi
climber
A friends backyard with the neighbors wifi
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Jan 11, 2011 - 11:26am PT
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Which valley rangers did it, and when? This season?
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Matt
Trad climber
primordial soup
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Jan 11, 2011 - 11:43am PT
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no, WB has mentioned that ascent before this winter.
somehow i am remembering '03, but not sure
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Jan 11, 2011 - 08:20pm PT
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Back to the front page. It is beyond me, but if it stays in condition it would be great to see a TR.
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Flanders!
Trad climber
June Lake, CA
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Jan 13, 2011 - 05:37pm PT
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So how's the ice in the Valley holding up ? Sentinel Falls ? Widows Tears ? Silver Strand ?
need some pics and info for those of us out of town.
Dpoug
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mctwisted
climber
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Jan 13, 2011 - 06:25pm PT
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doug, the ice is still hangin but supposed to be 68 then up to 70 degrees in el portal the next couple days
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Decko
Trad climber
Colorado
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Jan 13, 2011 - 06:50pm PT
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Where is Flanders ?????
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Walleye
climber
The Hot Kiss on the end of a Wet Fist
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Jan 13, 2011 - 06:54pm PT
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Flanders, Fuhgeddaboudditt!!!
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climblight
Mountain climber
Northern NV
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Jan 16, 2011 - 10:29am PT
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Hey Peter, very cool attempt. Good on ya for your discretionary retreat. Makes me feel better about abandoning my attempt on an ephemeral route today.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 16, 2011 - 10:32am PT
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Still no takers yet...I guess its the video games...
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Walleye
climber
The Hot Kiss on the end of a Wet Fist
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Jan 16, 2011 - 10:52am PT
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Pieces of that thing are dropping off like skin on a leapper!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jan 16, 2011 - 11:06am PT
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I always thought the most attractive aspect of ice climbing, intellectually, was the ephemeral nature of the medium... and the fact that that medium changes as we climb it....
sitting up there, thinking what the diagram below meant to my immediate situation....
....some decry atavism... but there is something sublime of sublimation at temperatures we experience with the change of season.
Life would not be so interesting without the wonderful properties of H2O...
in deference to Tami's characterization, perhaps the ice climber thinks:
"if m= 80kg * 10 m/s^2 = 800 Newtons,
and P = 800 N * 1 cm^2 = 8,000 kPascals,
then where are we on the melt curve?"
ice climbers live on the line from B to C...
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