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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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which weekend?
I could be down. I got a couple folks I've talked to about this route, but not yet set in stone.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 3, 2010 - 02:26am PT
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I have off july 18th to aug 20th :D
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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I might be up for it but it's a little soon to commit...
kev
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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10-4 I've got some conflicts in August and July, but will have a weekend in there somewhere to do some bc. I'll ping ya.
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Jul 13, 2010 - 02:47pm PT
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Anybody been up there yet this year ? Curious about approach conditions for the N arete ..
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crøtch
climber
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Jul 13, 2010 - 02:58pm PT
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On July 4th weekend, it was mandatory snow travel from Dade Lake all the way to the base of the N arete.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 13, 2010 - 03:03pm PT
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Nicely done! I always wonder how you lowlanders from SoCal cope with the altitude.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 13, 2010 - 03:08pm PT
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Heh, nice to see this bumped on my drive down from tuolumne to lone pine :) gettin on the sunshine peeweee route! Yay!
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Jul 13, 2010 - 03:28pm PT
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Sweet :) May I ask if there was any bare ground for camping around Dade ? Was the approach talus from Gem still covered with snow ?
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crøtch
climber
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Jul 13, 2010 - 03:35pm PT
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There was snow covering most of the talus in the chute to Dade, but it is melting fast. And there was bare ground to camp on above Dade Lake. We camped a bit farther back on the knoll to the NE of the lake, but by now there should be more open ground near the lake.
Dade Lake, lower right quadrant
Dade Lake
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Jul 13, 2010 - 03:49pm PT
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Nice ! Thanks for the info.
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Tattooed 1
Trad climber
Sebastopol, Ca
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Jul 13, 2010 - 03:57pm PT
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Most Excellent GDavis. Noice.
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crøtch
climber
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Jul 13, 2010 - 05:54pm PT
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Have fun up there, rhyang!
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kc
Trad climber
lg, ca
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Jul 13, 2010 - 08:22pm PT
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But did you stop at Pie in the Sky? That's mandatory when you're near Mosquito flats, as far as I'm concerned. Heaven.
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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We are wimps and will camp at Dade Lake to get an early start :) Is anyone bringing ice axe / crampons for the approach ? I've done the NE Ridge twice and have not needed them this time of year, but am unsure about the North Arete. Thanks !
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Did the NE ridge this last weekend. Same initial approach as for the arete. We took ice axes and used them a little as the snow was surprisingly solid early morning. Crampons not needed. We used ice axes descending Cox Col but it could be done without I suppose - snow was soft at noon. There were 3-4 parties on the Arete.
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Aug 14, 2010 - 11:10pm PT
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Climbed the North Arete yesterday, and did not need snow gear. Some pics -
Perseid meteor shower as viewed from Dade Lake was wonderful too. Trip report coming soon :)
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Chinchen
climber
Way out there....
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Aug 15, 2010 - 01:28am PT
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Nice! I wanna go do it!!
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Gene
Social climber
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Aug 15, 2010 - 01:46am PT
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Rob,
Slendid pictures. Looking for more....
g
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