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ringo

climber
Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 26, 2009 - 09:49am PT
sup guys,

im hoping to go to yosemite, come the end of february. im 18, from the UK and am pretty new to travelling in the US. is it gunna be too snowy in march or will i be alright? also, was wondering if anyone might be heading out that way springtime who might be willing to carry someone extra? would be awesome to hearback.

cheers

Jack
Captain...or Skully

Social climber
North of the Owyhees
Jan 26, 2009 - 10:11am PT
Anything is possible, especially in early Spring.
It Will be swampy.
'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Jan 26, 2009 - 10:24am PT
How long are you planning to stay? March can be anything from mild springtime weather and deserted walls to lots of rain and snow. The weather becomes a lot more stable as the spring progresses. I'll be around in Yosemite the first week of March if you're interested in having a beer, eh?
AllezAllez510

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
Jan 26, 2009 - 11:01am PT
End of February? Bring a WARM tent (and all of your other warm accoutrements) and be prepared to spend a lot of time at the cookie or arch rock. Camp 4 will be a refrigerator, but I've climbed shirts off at the cookie in the middle of January. Good Luck!
Captain...or Skully

Social climber
North of the Owyhees
Jan 26, 2009 - 11:12am PT
Reeds rocks in the Spring, too.
rhyang

climber
SJC
Jan 26, 2009 - 11:26am PT
Yosemite webcams -
http://yosemite.org/vryos/index.htm
Haggis

Trad climber
Scotland
Jan 26, 2009 - 11:27am PT
London to SFO around 450 to 550. remember that as a UK cit' you now must acquire your US visa wavier online before arrival in the USA
bus or cab to the central bus station.
Greyhound then YARTS to the valley.

its rather easy

Rob



'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Jan 26, 2009 - 12:56pm PT
The Better Way to Yosemite is to ride the Amtrack - you can even BYOB!
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Jan 26, 2009 - 01:12pm PT
hey there... make sure you see it ALL... WELL, as much as you can, due to any other circumstances that may be (weather, etc)...

and THEN:


do it alllllllllllll over again.... there is nothing like it any where...

:)
dee ee

Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
Jan 26, 2009 - 07:22pm PT
Don't leave your bong out on the camp table and watch out for rangers.
Sir loin of leisure...

Trad climber
X
Jan 26, 2009 - 08:16pm PT
yes stow the bong properly...
Dr.Sprock

Boulder climber
Sprocketville
Jan 26, 2009 - 09:52pm PT
03/01/1983 - A ferocious storm battered the Pacific coast. The storm produced heavy rain and gale force winds resulting in flooding and beach erosion, and in the mountains produced up to seven feet of snow in five days. (The Weather Channel)

03/02/1989 - Snow and high winds plagued the western U.S. Up to 16 inches of snow was reported south of Seattle WA, and more than two feet of snow blanketed the Sierra Nevada Range of California. Winds gusted to 89 mph at Hidden Peak UT, and reached 92 mph at Peavine CA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

03/12/1967 - A tremendous four day storm raged across California. Winds of 90 mph closed mountain passes, heavy rains flooded the lowlands, and in sixty hours Squaw Valley CA was buried under 96 inches (eight feet) of snow. (David Ludlum)

03/14/1987 - A powerful storm in the western U.S. produced 15 inches of snow in the Lake Tahoe Basin of Nevada, and wind gusts to 50 mph at Las Vegas NV. Thunderstorms in the Sacramento Valley of California spawned a tornado which hit a turkey farm near Corning. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

03/18/1989 - A storm in the western U.S. produced heavy rain in California, with heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada Range. Venado CA was drenched with 5.40 inches of rain in 24 hours.

03/25/1989 - A Pacific storm brought wet weather to much of the western third of the country, with heavy snow in some of the higher elevations. La Porte CA was drenched with 3.56 inches of rain in 24 hours. Up to 24 inches of snow blanketed the Sierra Nevada Range. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
Captain...or Skully

Social climber
North of the Owyhees
Jan 26, 2009 - 09:56pm PT
Well, we DID say March(Early Spring) is iffy.....Could as likely be a heatwave....or both!
Sir loin of leisure...

Trad climber
X
Jan 26, 2009 - 09:58pm PT
certainly you will die!!!
mongrel

Trad climber
Truckee, CA
Jan 26, 2009 - 09:59pm PT
Ringo, late winter is often an excellent time for the Valley. Even if there are bouts of crummy weather (party hearty), the minute the sun comes out you can climb again. Everything that faces south is good to go: Manure Pile, Arch, Cookie, El Cap base, Serenity, Royal Arches, and on and on. You can even do some of the longer routes (NE buttress Higher Rock, E. buttress Middle, etc.). Or slab routes will be all set: Crest Jewel, Glacier Point (stay way left though, or in middle area around Goodrich; avoid further right at that time of year). If it's cold, there's sport climbing on basalt in the hills west and north of Yos. Even in the rain, it can be a hoot to hike up Upper Falls Trail and watch the Falls just roar over the edge. Best if you keep the lighter and hippy lettuce dry for this though.
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