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chick_on_ice

Trad climber
Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 22, 2017 - 09:36am PT
Hey guys! Had a great weekend in Yosemite, but looks to be too wet to rock climb there this weekend, so thought it's time to make use of my ice gear. I have an ice rack/all the gear and was wondering if anyone's heard anything recent about ice conditions in Lee Vining? Or other locations that I may not be familiar with?

I'm used to climbing in the NE/Montana, so still calibrating for what weather/temps -> leads to what ice conditions out here, so could use your hive mind input on this.
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired
Mar 22, 2017 - 09:39am PT
Conditions in Lee Vining were really good two weeks ago.

http://www.sierramtnguides.com/category/conditions-reports/ice-report/
kunlun_shan

Mountain climber
SF, CA
Mar 22, 2017 - 09:53am PT
Based on temps the last few days, I'd guess it's all melted/rained out below 10,000'. Looking at the Snotel stations, the first time temps reached freezing in the entire last week, at 9,445' at Virginia Lakes, was just yesterday at 4pm. Was good ice around Tahoe until 2 weeks ago, when it warmed up without any long cold spells since.

https://wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov/reportGenerator/view/customSingleStationReport/hourly/846:CA:SNTL%7cid=%22%22%7cname/-167,0/WTEQ::value,SNWD::value,PREC::value,TOBS::value?fitToScreen=false
chick_on_ice

Trad climber
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 22, 2017 - 10:10am PT
Sadness :( I guess I'm not in (Kansas) New Hampshire anymore
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Mar 22, 2017 - 02:13pm PT
Vallhalla was sent yesterday by Alden and Zac.. looks pretty sick!
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Mar 22, 2017 - 04:52pm PT
What is Valhalla? Pics?
chick_on_ice

Trad climber
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 22, 2017 - 05:14pm PT
Same as V, would love to know where this Valhalla shangri la is
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Mar 22, 2017 - 05:20pm PT
Its a really rare and serious looking WI6 on Goback Mtn in NH. I don't know how to get the pics out of facebook and they are not my pics.. worth getting a plane ticket!
kunlun_shan

Mountain climber
SF, CA
Mar 22, 2017 - 05:36pm PT
There's a pic of the wall Valhalla's on, though at the time it wasn't in - 3rd pic with the birch tree at:
http://mccallisterphoto.com/blog/2009/03/10/off-the-map-and-then-some/

Route description on p.52 of "An Ice Climber's Guide to Northern New England, 3rd. Ed." by Lewis and Wilcox - screenshot below is from Amazon preview (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0972030719)


christoph benells

Trad climber
Tahoma, Ca
Mar 22, 2017 - 06:21pm PT
from zac's Fb page,


kunlun_shan

Mountain climber
SF, CA
Mar 22, 2017 - 07:50pm PT
Wow! Fantastic looking climb.

TFPU!
Kalimon

Social climber
Ridgway, CO
Mar 22, 2017 - 09:39pm PT
hey chica,

the ice season ended abruptly about two weeks ago here in the san juan mtns.

that does not mean that there is not ice left to climb . . . there is plenty. one must work for it.

could be an excellent spring neve season if warmth persists and big dumps resist.
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Mar 22, 2017 - 10:03pm PT
welcome to California...

when the ice is in, do not hesitate to climb it... might be gone tomorrow, or even later in the day...

tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Mar 23, 2017 - 03:07am PT
that is alden leading
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Mar 23, 2017 - 02:18pm PT
Its a really rare and serious looking WI6 on Goback Mtn in NH. I don't know how to get the pics out of facebook and they are not my pics..

The OP was asking about CA...

I hurd there was some good ice!!! IN CANADA!! Woot! :)

Go to the gorge nat! Alaska is IN too!
Maybe.

Ok, I will go back to dreaming about climbing.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Mar 23, 2017 - 03:14pm PT
Sorry V but I was just psyced that my friend just led that skinny thing...
Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Mar 23, 2017 - 03:23pm PT
Is that sickness as steep as it looks?
E

Ice climber
mogollon rim
Mar 23, 2017 - 03:44pm PT
Rockies two weeks ago
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Mar 23, 2017 - 04:26pm PT
pretty shure its dead vert with a bit of over hang at the top. What makes it so sick is how consistantly narrow and thin it is. Big time mental game.
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Mar 23, 2017 - 05:26pm PT
It does look sickening.
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