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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 23, 2012 - 12:52pm PT
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A friend just sent this to me:
Breaking: Big Oak Flat Road Closed
Due to an overnight rockslide, the Big Oak Flat Road is closed from the Foresta Road junction to the El Portal Road junction. There is currently no access to Yosemite Valley from Highway 120. The rockslide has caused major road structural problems; a complete assessment will be made later today and more information will be subsequently provided. The road is closed indefinitely.
What happened Werner, did the Iota fall down?
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 23, 2012 - 12:55pm PT
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Don't know yet.
I've just heard it here.
There's no one here yet.
I'll go get the sledge hammer .....
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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Jan 23, 2012 - 12:56pm PT
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Just heard as well. My guess is the section below the tunnels, where it usually slides. Someone on the ground needs to go to the Rostrum and get some pictures!
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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Jan 23, 2012 - 02:42pm PT
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Unconfirmed rumors that 30 feet of roadway was wiped out by landslide just above the 120/140 junction.
This road could be closed for a long time if that's the case.
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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Jan 23, 2012 - 02:55pm PT
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http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/1510302/Yosemite-Valley-Entrance-Closed-Indefinitely.html
Yosemite National Park Spokesperson Scott Gediman says a boulder, "the size of a house," fell into the road and brought with it tree branches and several smaller rocks.
Gediman says the best case scenario is that the debris will be removed over the coming days and Big Oak Flat Road will reopen "within the next week or so." He says the worst case scenario is that there is structural damage to the road and it will need extensive repairs. Gediman says this scenario could result in the road being closed for "several months."
At this point Yosemite is calling Big Oak Flat Road "closed indefinitely."
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jan 23, 2012 - 02:58pm PT
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sounds like a good time to take a hike and clear some dangerous blocks off of popular routes!
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Phil_B
Social climber
Hercules, CA
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Jan 23, 2012 - 04:34pm PT
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Yeah, I heard it was a big rock too, maybe 500 m^3 and it took out a ton of trees as well as a big chunk of road.
Calling Cleo and gstock! What's the true scoop? Any pics?
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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Jan 23, 2012 - 05:04pm PT
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Here's a photo from the NPS
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jan 23, 2012 - 05:07pm PT
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Yikes!
Glad it happened at night when chances of someone being near was a lot less. Imagine being the first person to come upon it the next morning...
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jan 23, 2012 - 05:24pm PT
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I remember when the road was closed for rockfall years ago (1992?). It was great. You could hike up and have a bunch of popular climbs in the Reed's area mostly to yourself.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2012 - 09:07pm PT
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Holy Cow !!
I think Owl Roof fell off.
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martygarrison
Trad climber
Washington DC
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Jan 23, 2012 - 10:47pm PT
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I remember as kids doing the iota then rolling basketball size boulders down the scree toward the cars on 120. Ranger busted us but told us just to get out of there as we were 13 or 14. Dumb ass kids.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jan 23, 2012 - 11:03pm PT
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Crikey!!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Jan 23, 2012 - 11:13pm PT
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Goodbye Reeds.
Five and Dime.
People are crying right now.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Jan 23, 2012 - 11:29pm PT
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It would really suck for someone who got a really early start this morning and saw this in their headlights just before arriving in the Valley, having to turn around and drive all the way back.
Bad news for the Bay Area and environs North.
Good news for the pizza place in Mariposa.
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Inner City
Trad climber
East Bay
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Jan 23, 2012 - 11:36pm PT
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Is it possible to drive from Foresta down the dirt road to El Portal area?
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Jan 24, 2012 - 12:45am PT
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From C-Mac's link:
"The closed area is indicated in black. Look to the left of the "Yosemite Valley" label, and you will see where the Big Oak Flat road is closed from the junction with Foresta to the junction with the El Portal Road (and Yosemite Valley floor). Yosemite Valley is still accessible from Highway 140 and Highway 41."
And in a comment under the photo:
"...the Foresta Road is only open to Foresta; there is no access to Highway 140."
And I was just convincing a partner that one of the bonuses of doing Beyond Lunacy is the two-minute approach.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 24, 2012 - 01:46am PT
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Does this mean we can now camp at the Reed's coffee pullout? I'm in !!
Good point agent rox4brains , this would never have happened if a toothless spudboy methhead with a case of keystone lite, in a '62 Ranchero, had been first on the scene! Thnx! Those Cali gumshoes, slackerds that they are, would have missed that detail!
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