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Anastasia
climber
Not there
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I am very glad that no one was badly hurt.
Possessions, houses, etc. can always be replaced. You can't do that with people.
I think in times of natural and "economical" crisis we need to remind ourself on what is important.
Your health, your life is true wealth. Everything else isn't worth killing yourself over.
AF
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Moof
Big Wall climber
A cube at my soul sucking job in Oregon
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"fattrad, I believe the theories say the San Andreas is more likely to cut loose on an October day! Could be this year, hell could be tomorrow. Aren't there theorys that quakes are more likely on hot days (in the fall) --i.e. 'earthquake weather.' "
Doesn't make sense to me. Once you are about 5' or more underground the temperature is practically constant year round. Down hundreds or thousands of feet where earthquakes occur there would be negligable seasonally related temp change.
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jeff_m
climber
Santa Barbara
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Amy,
Thanks for the update. I'm sure I'll talk to Rachel soon. Yeah, we were all in the tent cabins last weekend and looking to climb something on the Apron. Ended up on the other side though. You never know. I hope everyone gets their stuff back though...
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Lightgirl
Social climber
Mendocino, Ca
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I was talking to Roger @ YP last night & he was east of the rockfall, below Glacier, replacing bolts yesterday, & hadn't heard the first two small rockfalls because he was hammering. He definitely heard the big rock fall. He was out of view of everything though.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there ol' chicken skinner... say, you all have a hard job, and there may be hard park-decisions coming up, too, as to the aftermath of all this...
say, best wishes to you... take care to go by your gut-feelings, when you are working in these areas, as to what ever steps come next....
god bless to you and the family....
extra note:
*say, to anyone that had kids up here... very sorry that they had this trauma.... nearly all of us had wonderful memories of yosemite, camping, and trail-walking.... now, these young kids lost that---but, they have kept their lives, and hopefully still, there will be a love for nature (though, yes, with a hard lesson that many do not learn until they are adults)...
hope they will feel well soon, to you parent-folks, as i saw some post here...
a hard lesson for us all to learn--though, is---nature is not as "safe" as it can give the impression to be... even though the rocks and trees can seem strong and solid and even as guardians about us--they are natural objects that we, and park officials as well, have no power over..... in every outdoor event we are all just human-folks, partaking of what we can, while we can, in the huge picture of theses natural vastly beautiful landscapes....
we tend to forget that these vast wonders are still being "rearranged" each new sundown and sunset...
well, as one thata sure loves yosemite and all it contains, i sure hope the changes that may befall it, work as lucky as this one did, so folks will never have a regret for seeing its unique beauty.... A BEAUTY that changes the heart, and touches the soul and spirit so very deep, by everything in it....
there is no place like yosemite... yet, there is no place where rocks promise to behave... yet, love it (yosemite0, we still surely do and always will...
*sure hope this is not the beginning-future-birthpains of a "new period of change" setting a hard hard trail for our beloved park...
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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"I believe the theories say the San Andreas is more likely to cut loose on an October day!"
My daughter turns 19 on the 28th, what a weird birthday that would make (she lives, safely, in Reno)
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gunsmoke
Trad climber
Clackamas, Oregon
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"Seriously, wouldn't it be smart to move those cabins way back from the wall?"
What's more likely to happen is the removal of a bunch of cabins without any replacement. All part of the plan to relocate humans in order to make room for the ever-growing bear population.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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The problem is that they need to be far enough away from the river. If both areas expand there won't be any area left to spend the night.
Ken
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there corniss chopper.. say, thank you for sharing this, and the deeds of a young man that gave his life for another...
i posted at the link that you put forth here...
thank your for caring to honor another in such a way as to let his deeds live on, when he himself, cannot...
god bless.. and to his family, as i too, did hear about the aftermath of this sad situation...
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Panacea82
Sport climber
Johnson City, TN
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Are Circuit Breaker and the couch ok??
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Panacea82,
Why don't you go up there and let us know.
Ken
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WBraun
climber
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Hey Ken did they close Curry Village?
I just got back from El Cap where we lowered the Park geologist off the Mescalito from 15 pitches up so he could make the decision.
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
somewhere without avatars.........
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"What's more likely to happen is the removal of a bunch of cabins without any replacement. All part of the plan to relocate humans in order to make room for the ever-growing bear population. "
Sounds like a good deal. Yos should end being a whole lot more like Zion.
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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Werner,
I don't know. When I saw you this morning, I was heading back to work and did not return. It appeared there was going to be a large closure for obvious reasons. Not sure of the extent of it. Must have been a bummer for Jesse, Linc and Co.
Ken
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
somewhere without avatars.........
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Fatty - All I need now is an old italian bolt action, and a window.... :)
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Dr. Rock
Ice climber
http://tinyurl.com/4oa5br
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Wasn't there a Navy guy climbing up there?
I bet he planted explosives.
Granite Terroism.
OK, so how much more bad sh#t is going to happen before we start back up?
911
Iraq
Global Warming
Foreclosure
Gas
Hurricane
201K
Jobs
Granite
Were done payin dues, right?
The Bush years...weren't they the best years of your life?
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there.. bump for any of those that would want to the news notice... its about 11:00 on your side, right?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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like I mentioned, how long of a closure if Boot Flake comes off?
we shall see...
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hikeratheart
climber
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The injuries were all very minor. An asthma attack, scraped knees when someone running fell down, and a head laceration on one of the students there, requiring a few stitches. Add staying at Curry to the list of exciting things to do in the Valley.
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