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JesseM
Social climber
Yosemite
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I just talked to Greg Stock, the Park Geologist, about the recent rock fall. He wants to warn climbers that the Slabs Approach should be avoided, and at all costs avoid Bushido Gully. The slabs and the base of the right side of the wall are covered with fine pulverized granite dust, and there are also dislodged boulders precariously perched throughout the area. There has not been any rain to clear anything out and we probably won't have a sizeable amount for a while. There is also still a high possibility that more rock fall will occur in the same area. It probably is not connected with the recent active zone further to the East (the fish-shaped chunk), but there is no way to totally rule that out.
The RNWF of HD was not immediately affected and climbers can approach it via the shoulder of HD below the cables by going on the hikers trail past Nevada and Vernal falls.
Thanks
Jesse
Climbing Ranger
jesse_mcgahey@nps.gov
(209) 372-0354
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Otto, NC
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Aug 12, 2006 - 11:24pm PT
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Hey, let's see some pictures.
From way far away.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Aug 13, 2006 - 04:39pm PT
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That's some rad footage of the Eiger's East face.
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Matt Greenwood
climber
Portland, OR
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Aug 21, 2006 - 06:19pm PT
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Could someone please post a picture for me?
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LuckyPink
Trad climber
Petaluma
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Aug 22, 2006 - 03:47pm PT
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anything new on this?
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Aug 25, 2018 - 08:42pm PT
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Half Dome vault bump.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Aug 26, 2018 - 07:48pm PT
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Sad to say, it seems like last ascents of big routes increased of late.
John
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gstock
climber
Yosemite Valley
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Aug 26, 2018 - 07:58pm PT
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A friend shared the following information about the Tis-sa-ack route, which I think is also highly relevant for anyone heading up the slabs approach - or for that matter being anywhere near the base - of Half Dome:
"[We] attempted to do a 1-day ascent of Tis-sa-ack yesterday after we bailed on some high country plans. While [my partner] was leading the 12th pitch (which is positioned on a giant exfoliation flake) we heard rock popping and cracking. I could hear rocks tumbling down the space between the flake and the wall. Then the whole feature began shuddering. The end of the pitch (formerly C2 thin) is now a 3 crack and the pitch above (formerly a 3 crack) is now 9. We bailed as quickly as we could and we strongly feel the whole ~100m x ~50m x ~1m flake is about to come off.
I know people who climbed this route within the past few years and nobody has reported such conditions. This seems to be a recent development."
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Stephen McCabe
Trad climber
near Santa Cruz, CA
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Aug 27, 2018 - 02:48pm PT
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bump for climbing safety
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renzo
Trad climber
Whitefish Mt
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Aug 29, 2018 - 09:05am PT
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It's Just Tis-sa-ack shedding her tears at seeing what this world is coming to.
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Tom Patterson
Trad climber
Seattle
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Aug 29, 2018 - 09:41am PT
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Dang! Scary stuff!
Also wondering how often the RNWF is being done these days since the big sluff.
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WBraun
climber
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Aug 29, 2018 - 10:17am PT
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The end of the pitch (formerly C2 thin) is now a 3 crack and the pitch above (formerly a 3 crack) is now 9
I witnessed the rockfall event to the right of the footstool (El Cap) in real time that occurred years ago where the same kind of expansion happened.
Crack from knife blade size to over 4 inches within a couple of hours and then that whole expansion area exploded off the wall.
A party on the NA felt the expansion vibrations 4 pitches up while they were climbing.
One guy retreated as he was so scared after the rockfall happened.
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mastadon
Trad climber
crack addict
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Aug 29, 2018 - 12:52pm PT
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I remember hearing that story from Dale, Werner. He described you as running for your life down the talus in a cloud of dust with your arms windmilling in front of you. I may just be making s#it up but I vaguely remember him saying that....
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Tom Patterson
Trad climber
Seattle
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Aug 29, 2018 - 12:57pm PT
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One guy retreated as he was so scared after the rockfall happened.
That's so wrong. The sequence is: change your pants, then bail.
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