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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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I was looking forward to repeating BT this coming Facelift. Too bad all these climbs have become waaaay too popular, with lines queuing up at their bases. I first did BT in 1980, and...NO LINES!
I'm presuming that CB Lieback is still out of the rockfall zone? Pole Position?
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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"Everyone raves about BT and I'm not sure why."
1. Because it's a nice clean aesthetic line.
2. Because it has a 2 minute approach.
3. Because it has an easy descent.
4. Because there isn't too much else in the Valley that fulfills 1-3 and that is also within the ability of the 5.8 leader.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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After having been hit by a couple of rocks this last summer, the image of all that debris raining down on someone gives me the willies! Glad to hear the area is being isolated, though that stuff can come down pretty much anywhere, at any time. Also really glad to hear it came down after closing time.
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Nor Cal
Trad climber
San Mateo
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I was just getting ready to rebuild the BT bench next week. Looks like it will be next winter.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Apr 12, 2012 - 02:35pm PT
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Bishop's Terrace is an OK route. I took a friend who had never climbed before up it while he was frying on acid - he did it and thought it was REALLY good.
Kevin, did he think the climb was real good or the acid. ;-)
Or both?
Regarding the rockfall, perhaps there is some new boulders/bouldering. Anyway, glad nobody got hurt.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Apr 12, 2012 - 02:49pm PT
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So is it open to climbing yet?
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msiddens
Trad climber
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Apr 12, 2012 - 02:51pm PT
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Finally, Haley Anna is gonna get some traffic as the next best 5.8 crack in the park, er ahh in yosemite....
Great photos!
Ha, nice and it IS great. That second pitch start is a little mungy though........
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cleo
Social climber
the canyon below the Ditch!!!!
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Apr 12, 2012 - 03:50pm PT
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Oh Vitaliy...
FYI there was another report of a CB rockfall yesterday afternoon. I also hear small rocks coming down in the impact area when I went over to take a look.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Apr 12, 2012 - 04:09pm PT
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FYI there was another report of a CB rockfall yesterday afternoon. I also hear small rocks coming down in the impact area when I went over to take a look.
Seriously?
That blows. I really do want to climb it some time in the next month, or two if this crap continues.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Apr 12, 2012 - 04:30pm PT
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Neil Chelton = Rock Magnet.
Neil, you shouldn't have walked under that route, dude....
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 12, 2012 - 05:20pm PT
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Hey, Vitaliy, I think I found your soul partner over on UKClimbing.com.
He had the sangfroid to take this rather than praying...
He calls it The Rolling Stones © USBRIT, 22 Mar 2012
The Rolling Stones
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Apr 12, 2012 - 05:34pm PT
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LOL!!!
nastojashij pacan!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Apr 12, 2012 - 05:37pm PT
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Crap Reilly, I'm having a flashback (and not the good kind)
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PellucidWombat
Mountain climber
Berkeley, CA
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Apr 12, 2012 - 05:53pm PT
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Is anyone going to go up and survey those loose looking blocks? Or do we just wait until nature takes its course and they eventually fall?
Maybe Yosemite can borrow techniques from Snowbird Ski Resort
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Probably something more appropriate for the evil parallel universe where Yosemite is privately owned & run as a rock climbing park by Dick Bass ;-)
When I taught skiing there I heard from the ski patrol that for some of their avvy control runs they'd just toss the explosives from the aerial tram on the way up. I wonder if they were jerking my leg on that one . . .
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Apr 12, 2012 - 05:54pm PT
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Rock fall is scary.
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BooYah
Social climber
Ely, Nv
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Apr 12, 2012 - 05:55pm PT
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Rockfall is cool.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Apr 12, 2012 - 06:00pm PT
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As the noted Science Fiction author Robert Heinlein remarked about surviving a nuclear explosion, which applies equally to rockfall: Don't be there when it goes off...
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PellucidWombat
Mountain climber
Berkeley, CA
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Apr 12, 2012 - 06:06pm PT
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Val,
I imagine this area is being formally closed not just due to the rockfall, but the overall risk? i.e. how close it is to many unaware tourists & casual climbers who might be unaware of the hazard while hangfire is still likely to come down?
Just curious, but did YNP close the death slabs approach for a period after this little rockfall?
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Video by Le_Bruce
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gstock
climber
Yosemite Valley
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Apr 18, 2012 - 05:59pm PT
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Hi all,
We have been monitoring the rock-fall source area above Church Bowl, and there do not appear to have been any new rock falls following the intial two events (the rock fall reported on April 11 seems to have originated from another location). Furthermore, a recent substantial winter storm with rain and snow, followed by warm temperatures, has so far failed to trigger any addditional rock falls. During my recent visit to the impact area there was no more small debris falling.
This suggests that the rock-fall source area is relatively stable and that the level of hazard posed is similar to "background", i.e., the hazard level that always exists below cliffs in Yosemite Valley. As a result, the temporary closure of the Bishop's Terrace area has been lifted.
Please - please - note that this does not mean that future rock falls are not possible. Although we are actively researching rock falls, predicting them is extremely challenging at this time. There will always be some degree of rock-fall related risk, and this is particularly true for climbers who frequent cliffs and talus slopes. The National Park Service strives to take reasonable measures to ensure public safety but cannot guarantee a risk-free environment in a dynamic natural setting such as Yosemite Valley. I will do my best to provide up-to-date information on rock falls and rock-fall related hazards as they affect climbers, but ultimately individual judgement and discretion is required.
Thanks and safe climbing!
Greg Stock
Park Geologist
(209) 379-1420
greg_stock@nps.gov
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Grippa
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Apr 18, 2012 - 10:38pm PT
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Thank you for the follow up Greg
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