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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Thanks, Clint. As I told him in an email, my skills at posting these types of things are still somewhat rudimentary.
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AnnieMae
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 3, 2008 - 05:22pm PT
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Hey, thanks for all the great info! The thread hijack was informative - no worries.
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crøtch
climber
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May 18, 2009 - 10:49am PT
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bump for a nice thread about rock climbing
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JakeW
Big Wall climber
CA
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May 18, 2009 - 12:20pm PT
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Uhhh...the route line of "My Favorite Things" sure looks very similar to what many people consider the easiest way up Clouds Rest...likely "The Northwest Face 5.8" of Ropers guide. This is the biggest route in Yosemite...5000 ft. of climbing. Its awesome! This is primarily a calf burning friction hike, best done ropeless and with sticky rubber approach shoes. I did it with a rope once and had to do a lot of simuling with very little gear...maybe its better with a rope now that there's a few pins and bolts up there...but then there's the question...why are the pins and bolts up there now after people have been climbing all over that slab for over 50 years? The route resembles climbing longer if you traverse the big ledge (the unrope point for "My Favorite Things) to the right and go straight up to the summit via a prominent corner for the last bit. I've always approached from Olmstead via Airplane Gully, past the wreckage of an old plane, past one of the best swimming holes in the world below Pywiack Cascades, and straight down the river to the Golden Boulder, which has some nice problems on it. This is an awesome long trip that involves almost no uphill hiking...except on route. Have fun! The first time I did this was with Nick Noel, we were scared of the unknown, but made it up relatively easily. Then we ran down and did Snake Dike just before sunset...my first time up that too! BOTH our headlamps ran out of batteries on the hike back and we had to snuggle by a large campfire all night, smoking the last of our two pack supply of cigarettes. We hobbled back to Olmstead in the morning and headed straight to the grill. Duane's buckwheat pancakes never tasted so good!
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Sheets
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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May 19, 2009 - 08:12pm PT
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Does anyone have the topo for Northwest Face of Bunnell Point? I believe it is in the Southern Yosemite guidebook but I don't have that book.
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Zander
climber
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Photo Trip Report, My Favorite Things, 10/1/11
Morning Stroll
Route goes up and left
Nice day
P2
P3
P4
P5
Lunch time
P7
P8
Smoke in the valley
P14
Good night Cloud's Rest
A few miles yet to go.
See ya,
Z
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Nice Zander, beautiful shots
I enjoyed the route myself.
For those who go there, Please be careful and Leave no Trace in Tenaya Canyon
Peace
Karl
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Great photos Zander! What a cool looking route.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Beautiful, Zander - thanks for sharing.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Beautiful, no standing in line back in there! Thanks Zander.
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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:-) Beautiful.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Beautiful photos, Zander. Thans much.
Maybe next Summer . . .
John
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Super-cool! It's boggling how much rock is out there, like being lost at sea. Finding anchor bolts seems like finding a specific atoll after a trans-pacific crossing made by stars.
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scuffy b
climber
dissected alluvial deposits, late Pleistocene
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Great Stuff, Zander
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Kurt Ettinger
Trad climber
Martinez, CA
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Beautiful. Looks so peaceful out there. Thank you!
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Magnifico!
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msiddens
Trad climber
Mountain View
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Nice Zander....makes me want to repeat it. Great route....
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G Murphy
Trad climber
Oakland CA
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I did My Favorite Things a few years back with Peter Coward. Really nice and scenic. Highly recommended...as Karl suggests, please tread lightly back there.
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