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Anne Schenk
Ice climber
Lee Vining/Portland
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 19, 2014 - 03:45pm PT
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I am putting together a group of stakeholders and interested volunteers to work on planning and producing the Eastern sierra/Lee vining Ice festival for 2015/2016. Please contact me if interested, we will be holding a meeting in Lee Vining in October, so stay tuned.
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adikted
Boulder climber
Tahooooeeeee
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Sep 19, 2014 - 07:38pm PT
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Interested in volunteering...but can't make the meeting...pm me and I will
Give ya my email...hope we get some wet stuff would be a great time!!
greg
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Sep 19, 2014 - 09:22pm PT
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hope you're planning some kind of 'ice farming'. we could make lee vining into a climber's destination resort.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Sep 19, 2014 - 09:50pm PT
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Man that's a boatload of people. Sounds cool, but I can't imagine the hordes for an ice festival. Pray there isn't a big dump just before. The avy danger would shut you down.
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Ryan Tetz
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Sep 20, 2014 - 04:20am PT
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That's a great idea. Good for local guides, good for getting the rare handful of CA folks into ice a bit. It's too bad there is almost no steep mixed climbing in CA or we could have an amaateur comp to make a little event. My fruit boots continue to collect dust since crossing state lines!
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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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Sep 20, 2014 - 08:04am PT
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Pray for Rain
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Sep 20, 2014 - 08:21am PT
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The place is a zoo every weekend. A fest? Not really sure I can get behind this idea. :-/
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Sep 20, 2014 - 09:04am PT
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I was also going to ask what SCE would have to say about this. Does anyone remember when the guy was injured on SCE property at the roadside ice in June and SCE closed it to ice climbing(although it doesn't stop people)???
It is a privilege to be able to access that ice, all we need is some circus to end that. Poor idea in my book.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Sep 20, 2014 - 10:39am PT
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Didn't mean to sound like a wet blanket in my earlier post but Lee Vining isn't Ouray. Unless you have some way to farm alot more ice and eIiminate access issues, I have a hard time seeing you being able to capably handle the mobs, assuming the conditions cooperate.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 20, 2014 - 12:05pm PT
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Don't it always seem to go
You don't know what you've got till it's gone,
Pave paradise, put up a parking lot
(Joni Mitchell from the Way Back Machine)
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cuvvy
Sport climber
arkansas
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Sep 23, 2014 - 12:02am PT
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That looks hideous. The crowds... Not the ice
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TwistedCrank
climber
Released into general population, Idaho
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Sep 23, 2014 - 06:27am PT
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Spam less bump
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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Sep 23, 2014 - 08:04am PT
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Sounds good - keep us posted!
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Piotr
Ice climber
San Diego
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Oct 15, 2015 - 10:52am PT
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Agree it can be a zoo on the wknds. But, Ouray is a zoo every day of the week during the ice season... Great idea with potential, just foresee a few problematic hurdles. Never the less worth the effort. Count me in for any assistance.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Oct 15, 2015 - 11:15am PT
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Don't think this will ever happen and attract people. *trying to jinx* :) good luck and hope for some good ice farming too.
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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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Oct 15, 2015 - 12:19pm PT
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Water levels at Ellery lake are way low,
Good luck with that...
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skitch
Gym climber
Bend Or
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Oct 15, 2015 - 02:51pm PT
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Why ice climb on fragile glass when you can boulder or sport climb on good rock?
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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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Oct 15, 2015 - 05:38pm PT
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^^^ if you have to ask
You don't know
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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Oct 16, 2015 - 08:02am PT
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If this ever gets going - IMO good idea to have the night festivities in town of June Lake.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Oct 16, 2015 - 10:54am PT
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There will be a lot of snow this winter, however the Pineapple Express may cause some of it to melt. Does the Pineapple Express effect help inthe formation of climbable ice?
A Pineapple Express is driven by a strong, southern branch of the polar jetstream and is marked by the presence of a surface frontal boundary which is typically either slow or stationary, with waves of low pressure traveling along its axis. Each of these low pressure systems brings enhanced rainfall.
The conditions are often created by the Madden-Julian oscillation, an equatorial rainfall pattern which feeds its moisture into this pattern. They are also present during an El Niño episode.
The composition of moisture-laden air, atmospheric dynamics, and orographic enhancement resulting from the passage of this air over the mountain ranges of the western coast of North America causes some of the most torrential rains to occur in the region. Pineapple Express systems typically generate heavy snowfall in the mountains and Interior Plateau, which often melts rapidly because of the warming effect of the system.
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tv
climber
Bishop, CA
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Oct 16, 2015 - 11:02am PT
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Have to say I am quite skeptical of this idea. Certainly wouldn't plan for a weekend, that's for sure, due to crowding issues - even parking, and especially room at the ice. On a positive note, I'm not sure much energy has ever been put into seriously exploring the idea of ice farming there.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Oct 16, 2015 - 11:22am PT
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I've lived here for 17 years now. I've heard this plan sooo many times it's ridiculous. Never gonna happen. It's funny too, all the "planners" are never local. They head back to LA/Bay after a day of ice and think they have a brand new idea. Never gonna happen.
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Piotr
Ice climber
San Diego
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Oct 16, 2015 - 01:35pm PT
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Jon -
As long as there is a good thaw/freeze cycle over the season.
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Bryan Estelle
climber
Escondido
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Jan 28, 2016 - 09:45pm PT
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Does anyone know the current conditions of East Sierra ice? e.g., Horsetail falls and Lee Vining? Thinking about travelling up from San Diego next week but want to check conditions.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Jan 28, 2016 - 09:51pm PT
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Check with Doug Nidever, "The Mountain Guide". He just posted some great Lee Vining ice climbing on Face Book.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Jan 28, 2016 - 10:45pm PT
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Because of the (now) 4 year drought - all the new ice has been harvested into tanks for future water use.
Don't waste your time coming up here at this/ or any other time in the near future. Thank you.
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