It's a nice quick hike, easy if you are comfortable with friction. Follow the climber's trail from the road to the base of the cliff, skirt around to the right, all slabs from there. There are a few cracks you can follow if you want something to grab onto. It's not as steep as Snake Dike. I can't remember if you can see Half Dome but there's plenty of other stuff to look at. Essentially youby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Winter in Yosemite offers some nice possibilities if you have floatation devices - snowshoes or skis. Some options here: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/wildwinter.htm http://www.yosemite.ca.us/maps/winter_maps.html Dewey Point is an easy hike from Badger Pass.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Nice.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Excellent! Glad you made it back to your car in time. Thanks for the report.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Nice stuff, everyone. I'll kick in a shot.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks. I came up from Yosemite Falls, the Tioga Road had yet to open. The trail at the rim was still covered in snow so I just followed the contour around Eagle Peak, which turned out to be a shortcut and a lot more fun.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Just for fun, I looked it up in Voge's old guide: http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/climbers_guide/bond_to_tioga_other_peaks.html Saurian Crest (11,065) First ascent on September 7, 1938, by John Dyer. Long talus slopes extend to within a few feet of the summits, which require a short bit of scrambling. Class 3. (SCB, 1942, 126. Photographs: SCB, 1912, 157; 1942, 79.) Summitpost saysby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This forecast looks slightly more ominous than that issued for the last weekend of July which turned out to be pretty gnarly. "Light rain lasting for brief periods" might be an optimistic interpretation. Thunderstorms move in cells. You might be in the clear and watch the storms smash into distant peaks, or the storms may smash right into you. I read "Chance of precipitation isby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Very nice. I have yet to go down that far, just to the top of the Pywiack. A couple of friends have horror stories from shooting the length, they kinda messed up a bit. For the casual hiker, an easy yet very worthy trek is to hike down from Tenaya Lake. There is a use trail that heads down the canyon shortly after you cross the creek. Acres of fun slabs after the trail peters out. It's morby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
He does a show called Motion which airs on channel 7.2 in the Bay Area. Pretty decent while somewhat pedestrian; he keeps his audience on the beaten paths and that's fine with me. http://livewellnetwork.com/Motion/bio/6747477 He says on the Vimeo page "this is a new show that I am working on independently." Perhaps this is the pilot for that project. If someone watches all thby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Budd Creek.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
That's very nice, well off the beaten path. Good info. Thanks for coming back with the follow-up.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
> how do you get to the bolt hole from below The first guy has to climb it, and he can't fall. As well, a single bolt is not an ideal anchor. I'm not quite sure why it's there, it may be more for lowering stuff down. When you are scrambling around and hit a bolt you know somebody got serious at some point. None of us wants to give advice that gets someone over their head. Nor to diby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Elsewhere, yosemitenut asked: Fern Ledge Question Just wanted to first thank you guys for having such an amazing site. I've learnt so much already about secret nooks and crannies in Yosemite. Speaking of secret nooks and crannies, I've wanted to hike to Fern Ledge for a long time. Unfortunately, Yosemite Explorer's website seems to be down, so I can't access any of his photographs as a gby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I think this was our most recent thread: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,42174,43249 I'm going to follow up there to keep the info in one place.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
http://www.kcra.com/news/28955784/detail.html#ixzz1VuBDMFWnby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Here's another bear story for you: http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1586396/A-LARGE-bear-in-my-houseby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Oh yeah, here's another great link: A Climber's Guide to Yosemite Leonard & Brower. 1940 http://home.comcast.net/~e.hartouni/climbing/ACGttHS/ACGttHS.html This and Roper's later versions are the bibles for scrambles and obscure stuff.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There is some good info here: http://www.summitpost.org/leconte-gully/164848 and here: http://www.snwburd.com/bob/trip_reports/grizzly_s_1.html and more at both sites.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yeah, that would work, but in my experience my filter (Katadyn Hiker) is a little sloppy. I can do the Steri thing in my tent without dripping a drop of water.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I got a campfire - in my pants!by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Nice trip! Was this last weekend? Instead of Sunrise HSC, I recommend hiking a little further and camping at Upper Sunrise Lake. There are some real nice campsites and you get a great sunset from the slabs facing west. If it's clear you can see the lights of the central valley.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Back to the original question: I pack two 1-litre platypus bottles with a sippy tube at the beginning of each hiking day. Another two liters gets me through dinner & breakfast. So I can get by on about a gallon a day. By comparison, the ration for big-wall climbers was 1 quart per man per day, BITD. My girlfriend got me a Steripen Opti for my birthday last year. Lately it's been savingby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Here's a shot of Vogelsang Pass (at the left)/Peak/Lake from last Saturday. As you can see, snow is not a problem. Temperatures were quite warm, mid-40's at night, and skeeters were correspondingly awful, particularly at higher elevations. Quite beautiful right now, though.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Gotcha - that make sense. Thanks!by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Nice shots! What are the hills in the background in Photo 35 of 73?by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I have - yes - not to hijack Carl's thread. A very nice hike, I agree. Ragged Peak is a real fun scramble, too. His shots just reminded me how much fun it would be to break up the talus with a little hiking on snow. Looks like I might have missed that opportunity for this year, but you never know. PS - Carl, if you got more shots, post or send a link when you can pull them off your camerby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Very nice! In comparison, here are some shots from 8/14/09: http://www.qitnl.com/v/081409/ Dry as a bone! Apart from the skeeters, I'm really enjoying the late-season snowfields.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The culprits could be squirrels or even porcupines. Try mothballs.by QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There is usually no problem getting a site there, except on holidays, even minor ones like MLK day. Campfires are somewhat limited as the fire pits are often covered with snow. They plow only the road and a slot for your car. I would only stay there if I were planning to sleep in my vehicle. Your neighbors will primarily be RV's. If you are tent-camping, go to Camp 4. Beautiful in the winby QITNL - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion