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Maysho
climber
Soda Springs, CA
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Dec 20, 2011 - 10:18am PT
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Brutal relentless Northeasterly winds here at Donner Summit, at least it keeps our 1.8 kilometer of well groomed track from melting! Heading to town to print my end-o-year pitch letters, then hitting the little track yet again...never have I gotten one patch of snow so wired!
Hey Kath, heading up to Shasta Feb. 3-5 to give skating clinics again, hope we can meet for a cuppa or some skiing! Assuming we will have snow by then!
Peter
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Kurt Ettinger
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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Dec 20, 2011 - 11:39am PT
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I knew my early season gear tuning would jinx us. Never again!!
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Dec 20, 2011 - 01:34pm PT
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Booked this weekend for 5 days at Sorensen's months ago.
With no bloody snow, want to do some mountaineering.
Have done Round Top west ridge, will likely do it again. Any others?
We're assuming no snow/ice so are not taking skis or technical ice tools.
Will take alpine axes and a light rope. Will probably spend one or two days cragging at Woodfords.
Any good routes in the Luther Summit/Carson Pass/Markeleeville area?
Good = interesting, summit, not too desperate.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Dec 20, 2011 - 05:47pm PT
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We went up Parker Canyon scopin for ice and definitely saw pretty fat ice.I had never done the 4-byaneering approach into the canyon.Things learned:it's REALLY a four-by road and also I realized you can't wait to leave Bishop at 9am.We were way to lax.I'll know next time.Still had a fun day though.Cool canyon and no one around.
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mctwisted
Social climber
paradise
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Dec 22, 2011 - 08:26am PT
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dean, good day for some ice!
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Vulcan
Sport climber
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Dec 22, 2011 - 08:35am PT
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T-Shirt weather in the Gorge.
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 22, 2011 - 10:05am PT
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Sorry guys, it's all my fault.
Last year I tore the roof off a friend's house, so it started raining in September.
This year I not only got all our snowmobiles up and running in October, but I think the final nail in the coffin, was that I bought a Mammoth pass.
I had dreams of powder days, and I was able to get the student discount. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have done it. Now it will never snow.
I would go find another roof to tear off, but I'm in the middle of a flooring/trim job.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Dec 22, 2011 - 10:48am PT
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double your chances
Tear off Cragman's roof!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Dec 22, 2011 - 11:02am PT
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Have done Round Top west ridge, will likely do it again. Any others?
High Traverse, East Ridge of Round Top is pretty nice. A lot more interesting than west ridge (IMO). Longer scramble. Just stay on the risge crest and go up, route finding is straight forward. I did it last winter. Would probably be easier without all the snow around...
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Dec 22, 2011 - 11:06am PT
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Vitaliy
I'd been thinking of the East Ridge. Have looked at it often on ski tours
3d/4th class?
Thanks for the beta!
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Dec 22, 2011 - 11:26am PT
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skating on stilts
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cleo
Social climber
Berkeley, CA
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Dec 28, 2011 - 08:34pm PT
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So, what's new? Coming back west after a snowless Vermont Christmas (okay, a dusting). Given the conditions, I think I'd like to spend a couple days on the eastside. Why not? If anybody wants to play for a day, let me know.
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JMC
climber
the swamp
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Dec 31, 2011 - 09:17am PT
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Tuolomne on the 29th - Drug Dome looked like it had thinned over the past week, 3 cars parked at the turnout. Stately Pleasure Dome offered fairly warm rock though.
Climbed Parker Canyon ice on the 30th, the hiking/climbing ratio is very high on that one. Dry approach the whole way in. There are two distinct ice formations with a multitude of WI3-4 routes, v-thread raps.
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onyourleft
climber
Smog Angeles
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Jan 15, 2012 - 08:00pm PT
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Winter is on its way, have faith.
First storms this week will be wet, but warm.
Rain to 9000'
The colder ones the following week will help start the snowpack.
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Jan 15, 2012 - 10:51pm PT
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Dean, Dropped into the LA basin tonight and it's pouring rain, go figure? Wished it equated to snow up there!
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Jan 16, 2012 - 02:32am PT
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Have all of you Eastsiders forgotten the "Miracle March" of (I forget myself!) around 1990? I got so bored, I climbed Mt. Tom end of February - about 7 hrs car-to-car.
Then, we got a whole year's precip during a single month...which made for an awesome month of powder!
I have a really bad feeling about this winter. Reminds me too much of the drought winter of like '78, when even the Scandinavians died.
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pyrosis
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 17, 2012 - 08:26am PT
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Snow is on its way. Some models predicting 3-5' over the crest by Tuesday.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jan 17, 2012 - 08:39am PT
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Storm of the century...You'd better bivy in the worm cragman...RJ
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