Quotechick-on Nice! Looking at that my guess would be that they did a very big traverse and completely avoided the Inner Gorge. Remember that this guy had already just done Quarter Domes. Again, amazing. For the Quarter Dome descent, I'll speculate they may have skied from the 8316 foot summit southwest down the low gradient sunny forested areas then traversed northwest to the saddle atby DavidSenesac - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Nice! Looking at that my guess would be that they did a very big traverse and completely avoided the Inner Gorge. Remember that this guy had already just done Quarter Domes. Again, amazing.by chick-on - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Google Earth has destroyed the Quarter Domes. I went there to check the terrain relating to this subject and the elevation data is screwed up. I'm sure it was good not too long ago because I use G-E to fly around Yosemite Valley often. That sounds like an amazing ski adventure.by Strix - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yeah I saw the Quarter Domes thing also. Just wow. This hasn't been the right season for it but I hope to watch these guys up close sometime. No way I'm doing that kind of skiing myself but it sure will be fun to watch.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
btw... if you read the article... you'll note they ice climbed Widow's Tears earlier this year too sa-nap And... skied Quarter Domes double sa-nap reminds me of a story about (and I'm just paraphrasing this entirely).... powers that be hired new person to oversee Badger Pass... someone who had never been in Yosemite Valley before... the guy gets taken into the valley after a particulariby chick-on - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yosemite National Park Facelift Yields Over 20,000 Pounds of Trash Over 1,000 Volunteers Worked 8,000 Hours During Annual Event - news release Media contacts: Scott Gediman 209-372-0248 Kari Cobb 209-372-0529 Approximately 1,150 Yosemite Facelift volunteers collected approximately 5,000 pounds of litter and 15,000 pounds of concrete, asphalt, and other large trash, at the ninth annual Yoseby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
We drove up to Yosemite on Wednesday. Faced with a couple of hour before we could get into our lodge room, we went up to Washburn Point to photograph and scout a proposed ring-around-North Dome hike set for Friday (As it turned out, getting down the flank east of North Dome involved needing to rope down over slick rock and through man-eating bushes to get to Washington Column...it is not somethiby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteQITNL We were up on Watkins, watched the chopper come up from the Valley and land under the sub-dome. It hung out there for a while. Pretty impressive considering how windy it was. The easiest way to the Quarters from CR is to cut off the trail at the very first switchback and head down the slabs. You were on Watkins? Shucks...I didn't see anybody over there through the binocs. Diby Ohnivy-Drak - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
We were up on Watkins, watched the chopper come up from the Valley and land under the sub-dome. It hung out there for a while. Pretty impressive considering how windy it was. The easiest way to the Quarters from CR is to cut off the trail at the very first switchback and head down the slabs.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
1. Went up to Sunrise TH via Joker's bus. Decided to see how much we could squeeze in between 10AM & 9PM. The plan was to include both Quarter Pounders and the Liberty Bell via the crack on the back (as suggested in that off-trail hikes thread). The driver of the bus got us to the TH 10 minutes ahead of time. A few mosquitoes early in the trail, but nothing that 25% deet couldn't solve.by Ohnivy-Drak - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Two years ago I started a thread called, “Abandoned trails and off-trail hikes near Yosemite Valley”. http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,26491,26491#msg-26491 That thread eventually, if printed out, ran to 26 pages. During the last two years, there have been many trip reports and comments about the 32 hikes that I listed, that would run to hundreds more pages. There are also eby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotelimonjelly Hi, I found your earlier post on 1/4 domes .....head straight down rather than taking the switchbacks....got it. Do you happen to know the time it takes to travel form Clouds rest to the cables on Half Dome? I'm trying to beat the crowd going up the cables and figure that the line will start forming around 11am. If we start our descent from Clouds Rest at 5:30am what timby chick-on - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Due to some lucky campsite reservation website mojo, I got to spend a week camping in the valley! The first day, I got to travel from Tenaya Lake to the valley via Clouds Rest. The mosquitoes were bad going up to the Sunrise junction, where there were some lingering patches of snow, but there were few bugs and little snow after that. From the summit, I could see how little snow there was in thby basilbop - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Actually it's a rather bad idea, but it looks nice on the map... The weather people had issued a Severe Weather Warning after the rain on Monday: "Severely Perfect", that is. Cool, sunny, very good visibility. So we snagged a couple of nights in Curry Village, and drove up from the Bay Area on Wednesday. Spent Wednesday afternoon hiking up to Sierra Point (see link: SierraPoint)by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This weekend, with some helpful pink-bird beta, I decided to do an overnight trip to the Quarter Domes. (Warning: long posting. TL;DR version: No snow until 9000', camped on Clouds Rest, clouds covered everything, Quarter Domes great, wonderful trip!) The ascent to Little Yosemite Valley was uneventful, except that the gate for the upper part of the Mist Trail was still closed. (Editorialby basilbop - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I have, yeah, a couple of times, and it sounds like the chick-on has, too. Schaefer lists it in his bible so it's no real secret - that's where I got the idea. I did the ridge direct with a daypack, with an overnight bag it's easier to cut from the top of the switchbacks below CR down to the quarter domes. Or vice-versa. Other short-cuts are available. From the QD's to the HD is an easy hike,by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks. I kinda wanted to get to the top of the Pinnacles... but settled for what we did this time. Here's the view of Kong Pinnacle along with the Eastern Quarter Dome: and Clouds Rest... and Tenaya Canyon... Thxby chick-on - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yosemite Grant 150th Anniversary Logo Unveiled in Yosemite National Park Date: April 13, 2012 Yosemite National Park unveiled the logo for the Yosemite Grant 150th Anniversary during a ceremony yesterday, April 12, at Yosemite Lodge.Approximately 120 people attended the ceremony, which was held during the quarterly Yosemite Gateway Partners Meeting.The logo was created to help the park plan fby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Here's two more from Clouds and Quarter. Pissed at my Archos video player that ended up doubling as my second camera since I only brought one battery and after 570 pictures it died on day 4. And then when taking a picture of Half Dome with the Archos the thing hung and I can't cajole it to gimme my faux toes! Wife said "don't let it bother you... you'll be back... and youby plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Here's two more from Clouds and Quarter. Pissed at my Archos video player that ended up doubling as my second camera since I only brought one battery and after 570 pictures it died on day 4. And then when taking a picture of Half Dome with the Archos the thing hung and I can't cajole it to gimme my faux toes! Wife said "don't let it bother you... you'll be back... and you got picturesby chick-on - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I ended up with 37.75012 -119.51352 or 37 45'00N 119 30'49W Went there twice to get a good reading. Regardless... it's as you say... a good 100 ft. above (N) and a tad east of where shown on the USGS map. Currently there are two very huge dead standing trees very near it... if that helps anyone.by chick-on - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteyosemitenut 2) Your view from on top of Half Dome isn't necessarily much better than Glacier Point or elsewhere in the park, because you won't actually get to see the sun illuminating Half Dome itself. The iconic views of Half Dome from the west, be it from Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome, Sentinel Bridge, Tunnel View, etc. aren't really that special during sunrise since the sunrise will beby plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotebasilbop QuoteBearproof Awesome trip plan! My only comment is that Lake Catherine is rather inhospitable...lots of medium to large talus all the way down to the "shore". I'll concur with the grim appraisal of Lake Catherine's camping: It's mostly rock/talus/snow bound, depending on the time of the season. This picture was taken July 4 2004, a wetter-than-average year. Tby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
For fun you should search Quarter Domes on this site: or just click this Some recent ones which may be useful: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,48032,48032#msg-48032 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29842,29842#msg-29842 If you want to camp with the masses.... go down to where everyone says to go... JMT/CR Junctionby chick-on - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteboomtown Does anyone know of any good backcountry campsites near the 1/4 domes? We plan to hike from Tenaya to Clouds and camp somewhere near Clouds then down to Happy Isles. I'm presuming you plan on this after 120 opens. If you look at a topo you will see that it's a short cross country bit from the switchbacks west of clouds rest over to the easternmost Quarter Dome. There is good caby mrcondron - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The view of Tenaya Canyon from the western Quarter Dome is looking straight down the inner gorge. I've got some pictures I'll get online sometime soon. In the meanwhile here's a video you might find interesting.by qumqats - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Each of the last two years I've done a multi-day backpacking trip with the intention of getting a Gigapan from Clouds Rest. The first year I got up there too late, and then screwed up and massively overexposed the Gigapan. The second year, this last summer, I got a double wammy of the shutter breaking on the camera in the middle of the Gigapan, and then the name sake socking in the top. It wasby qumqats - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Clouds Rest would be cool. The Quarter Domes one is a bit similar, but Clouds Rest would probably be even better. Mount Watkins would also be good.by yosemitejim - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — There was a time not long ago when a climb to the top of Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome was a solitary trek attempted by only the most daring adventurers. Over the past decade, however, the route has been inundated with up to 1,200 nature lovers a day seeking to experience the iconic mountain that is stamped on the California quarter, stitched on a line ofby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'm sure lots of people have favorite spots where they can get away from the crowds---even in some of the busier parts of the Sierra. So I thought I would get the topic started with these notes. They're from our website on destinations... And now for something really different. Do you want to find a quiet spot away from the crowds? First of all, take just about any backpacking trip; pby balzaccom - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion