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Erik Sloan
climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 24, 2009 - 12:14pm PT
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Tons of fun in the valley of the dirty climber these days.
Got a little back log on TRs to do but thought I'd throw out a couple photos to see who has some good pre/post rockfall stories.
cheers
e
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Sep 24, 2009 - 01:00pm PT
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Awesome shot of quarter dome. It sure is beautiful back there eh?
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gunsmoke
Trad climber
Clackamas, Oregon
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Sep 24, 2009 - 01:22pm PT
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What's the status with the slide and trail closure?
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Urmas
Social climber
Sierra Eastside
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Sep 24, 2009 - 03:03pm PT
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Anyone know if the spring near Quarter Domes on the Clouds Rest Trail is running? What about the Half Dome spring?
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bearbnz
Trad climber
East Side, California
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Sep 24, 2009 - 04:51pm PT
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The spring on the Clouds Rest trail is running, but weakly.
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Urmas
Social climber
Sierra Eastside
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Sep 25, 2009 - 01:22pm PT
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Thanks for the info! I'm planning to do Quarterpounder on the smaller Quarter dome tomorrow, and follow up with the North Ridge of Half Dome Sunday. I'll be relying on water from the springs. I won't need the spring at the base of 1/2 Dome, but will use the one near the shoulder.
Quarterpounder (4 pitches, 5.11a) Is a route I put up with Al Dude a few years ago. It follows a line of solid rock up the center of the face, between two large white exfoliation scars. From the spring on the Clouds Rest trail you walk west (toward 1/2 Dome) until the trail switches back to the east. Continue cross country staight west to the rim of the canyon just south of the Quarter domes. Here there is an awesome "runway-in-the-sky" campsite overlooking Tenaya Canyon with a good view of the West Quarter Dome. The camping is as cool as the climbing! A gully/ledge system drops down and left, providing access to the West (and probably East also) Quarter Dome from above.
The campsite is just out of the frame to the right on Nanooks's picture at the beginning of this thread.
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ninjah
Big Wall climber
a van down by the river
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Sep 25, 2009 - 01:31pm PT
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Nice! Urmas, good luck up there, I heard the rock up there is sweet for free climbing, have fun!
Shayd
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mongrel
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Sep 25, 2009 - 04:14pm PT
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You just gotta laugh at the comment "a line of solid rock between two big white exfoliation scars." How long do you figure it will be, HMMMM? More seriously, sounds like a cool route and having been there I'd attest it's a great place to go.
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Sep 25, 2009 - 07:29pm PT
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Nice pics.
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