Clark Canyon conditions ?

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rhyang

climber

SJC

Topic Author's Original Post - May 13, 2009 - 12:25pm PT

Curious to know if Clark Canyon on the eastside is accessible yet, or if there is still too much snow right now. Thanks for any info !

tom woods

Gym climber

Bishop, CA

May 13, 2009 - 01:06pm PT

I haven't heard anything, but I bet it's fine.

Snow at Mammoth Mountain was good this year, but the snow below 8,000 feet was stripped to the sage brush twice this winter by warm storms.

Greg Barnes

climber

May 13, 2009 - 01:10pm PT

If you get blocked by snow, you can often get to the Stumps.

You'll need trad gear though!

tom woods

Gym climber

Bishop, CA

May 13, 2009 - 01:13pm PT

Greg, if there was snow, it would be on that hill by the cattle gate and the rough patch. A shovel might solve the problem.

There might also be some snow in the Potato Patch, but that just means somewhere to chill your drink.

roy

Social climber

New Zealand -> Santa Barbara

May 13, 2009 - 01:14pm PT

Hi,

We climbed there on Friday. No snow at all on the road in, and only little patches left in the trees on the northern aspects. The temperatures were in the 60s and and there were only two other parties there. Perfect conditions.

Cheers, Roy

bachar

Gym climber

Mammoth Lakes, CA

May 13, 2009 - 01:36pm PT

It's perfect.

The road just past the last fence has gotten a bit rougher. Yesterday a dude with a Subaru or something didn't have enough clearance to make it past that point so beware if you have a lowrider.