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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Sep 30, 2017 - 06:56am PT
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The new scar does have an odd whale shape to it.
Yes. A breaching whale, too! Humpback?, lol
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gstock, wow! Cool info, tfpu.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Sep 30, 2017 - 07:11am PT
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Wait, is our whale diving or breaching?
I only see the "evil eye" in the diving version, lol.
Breaching version.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Sep 30, 2017 - 07:20am PT
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If only the white could be retained over time then we'd have an angry Moby Dick diving!
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Sep 30, 2017 - 07:32am PT
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It is obviously a middle finger.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Sep 30, 2017 - 07:44am PT
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gstock, so at 10k cubic meter volume or larger, are you able to proximate freq of this event (eg, 1/20yr) for Yosemite Valley proper? Just curious, your take.
From the earlier map, I count about 15 10k or larger blobs since 1857 in Yose proper.
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gstock
climber
Yosemite Valley
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Sep 30, 2017 - 07:50am PT
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Recurrence interval for a rockfall of this size in Yosemite Valley is about 6 years. The 2009 Ahwiyah Point rockfall was roughly 4 times larger than these El Capitan rockfalls.
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 30, 2017 - 07:57am PT
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Here are the Temperatures leading up to the rock fall events.
These temperature extremes could have contributed to this rock fall event?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 30, 2017 - 07:59am PT
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Prepare yourselves, the San Joaquin Valley is moving east into the crumbling Sierra.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Sep 30, 2017 - 08:02am PT
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wow!
Thanks for sharing gstock.
Fascinating.
I remember the big rockfall that came down in the early 80's from around upper yos falls.
Those boulders tumbling down the falls trail was some scary shite!
This must have been wild to be around. I can't imagine being in Pete + crew's position when that cut loose!
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Sep 30, 2017 - 09:05am PT
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Beachfront property DMT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 30, 2017 - 09:07am PT
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Looks like beachfront property in Elko, NV! WOOT!
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Sep 30, 2017 - 09:19am PT
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First saw this video in the Physical Sciences building quite a few years ago.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
The long version with some history.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
The answer is blowing in the [180 mph] wind?
Harmonic distortion - karma
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Sep 30, 2017 - 09:39am PT
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Will Durant's famous aphorism:
"Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice."
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john hansen
climber
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Sep 30, 2017 - 09:44am PT
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There is a new report on Tom Evans site. 'El Cap report'.
He has photos of the rescue on the 27th.
Good thing that big one did not cut loose during that rescue, there were lots of Yosar folks up there...
That could have been real bad.
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Sep 30, 2017 - 10:08am PT
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In geological time it was a mere split seconds between the two big rock falls. Good thing YOSAR made quick work of their search and rescue, as usual.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Sep 30, 2017 - 10:09am PT
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There's no increased risk due to the recent rockfall events because rockfall risk is always there and the recent events on El Cap are consistent with the historical record.
However...
Stock said it's impossible to predict when and where a rock fall will strike and detecting shifts in rocks could be a sign that one will break loose days or maybe years later.
The question "What finally caused or triggered the rockfall?" is a tough one...like asking which "straw" finally broke the camel's back? we know there are many "straws" of differing size being placed on the camel's back over geologic time.
"straws" include: seismic events, glacial melting, freeze/thaw, intense rainfall, chemical weathering, diurnal thermal expansion/contraction, piton placement, etc
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ec
climber
ca
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Sep 30, 2017 - 10:40am PT
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My vote for the Beak placement...most tangibly dramatic!
 ec
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crberg
Trad climber
Cave Creek, AZ
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Sep 30, 2017 - 12:08pm PT
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sweet short socialclimber ^^^^
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