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mctwisted
Social climber
paradise
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 24, 2011 - 11:59pm PT
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your very welcome for the drug dome pics guys. i had (almost) as much fun as you did out there!
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Wedberg
Mountain climber
Bishop
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Dec 25, 2011 - 10:52am PT
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Kurt that looks cool, nice score.
Hopefully twill stay cold after this brief warm up in order to do some more mystery ice pitches Thanks Dave! The climb is a lot of fun. Here's another angle on it that shows the lower section of the climb a little better than the previous picture I posted earlier.
On the lower section we climbed the right drip just to the right of center of the photo. On the upper part we climbed the left side of that curtain. It looked like the right side would go as well. The issue would be getting to it.
While climbing it was obvious to us that nobody had been on this flow this year. We're still trying to find anybody who knows its climbing history. Maybe a past backcountry ranger or former TPR employee?
Kurt I looked at that Thursday I think... isn't it right where "Fuel Rod" is located?
Nice score! Thanks Tom! If you looked at this in the morning on Thursday you may have seen us on the route. We were off of it by late morning though.
I think "Fuel Rod" is located much farther to the left from where this formation is. It's about a 1 minute drive east of Tenaya Lake.
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Scott Thelen
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Dec 25, 2011 - 11:07am PT
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Wedberg
Mountain climber
Bishop
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Dec 25, 2011 - 11:20am PT
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Nice shot Scott! That looks like a sweet line. Where is that one located (if you don't mind me asking :) )?
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Dec 25, 2011 - 12:11pm PT
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Yea Dan your beta was good and helpful.The only thing I would do different is not take the ramp approach. It was a casual 30 minute stroll to the top of the falls from the Sentinel Dome parking. From there we skirted around the rim to the east to the recommended ramp that took us to the base of the upper part of the falls. The ramp was a KNARLY bush whack. Once we committed and dropped in there was not going back. I think the ramp is were Yogi (the Bear that is not Werner) bivies for the winter. There was a ton of bear sh#t and a lot of nice caves to hide in. Anyway I think it would be better to just go to the top of the falls and rap into the climb. The top of the first and second pitches both have fixed rock belays. You would only have to leave an anchor on the top to get into the route. We did it Friday morning and it looked as though it had been climbed a few days prior to us. I sure wish the valley hosted colder temps for longer periods of time then the frozen water would be as world class as the rock.
Yea Scott show us some more!
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climblight
Mountain climber
Northern NV
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Dec 25, 2011 - 05:19pm PT
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Scott, 2-1/2 hrs approach?
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Scott Thelen
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Dec 25, 2011 - 05:28pm PT
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Yep,
great climb we started at olmstead
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Scott Thelen
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Dec 25, 2011 - 05:42pm PT
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Not that hard WI3 with a fun WI2 top out.
A great fun day.
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climblight
Mountain climber
Northern NV
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Dec 25, 2011 - 05:49pm PT
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If it makes it till Thurs I'm there!
Just noticed you said Olmstead. Better than Tenaya?
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Dec 25, 2011 - 06:36pm PT
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I think "Fuel Rod" is located much farther to the left from where this formation is. It's about a 1 minute drive east of Tenaya Lake. Actually it's in the picture - red is Fuel Rod, and yellow is High Heels:
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PeteC
climber
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Dec 25, 2011 - 06:57pm PT
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Cool Scott! Did our V-threads melt out yet? Did you take it all the way to the rim? Wasn't it an awesome vibe in Tenaya canyon right now? Way to motivate!
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Scott Thelen
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Dec 25, 2011 - 07:32pm PT
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It was a great vibe.
We toped it out but your V threads are still in place.
Cheers
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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Dec 25, 2011 - 07:52pm PT
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One from the way back machine.
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mctwisted
Social climber
paradise
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 25, 2011 - 09:53pm PT
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cool to see this stuff that you normally wouldnt see because it would blend in with the snow
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Brian Biega
climber
Truckee, CA
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Dec 25, 2011 - 09:56pm PT
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Awesome!!!
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 25, 2011 - 10:37pm PT
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Oh my, I had not seen that bunnell ice before.
That looks great.
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PellucidWombat
Mountain climber
Berkeley, CA
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Dec 26, 2011 - 02:56pm PT
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A little dated but a good shot of the waterfall above the Wawona Tunnel viewpoint seen from the viewpoint. This is from 3 weekends ago.
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Brian
climber
California
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Dec 26, 2011 - 09:58pm PT
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Ice in the Meadows--both Kurt's line and Drug Dome--is good as of today. Though it did seem warm by the afternoon, the ice seemed fine--no real dripping or softness. Looked like there might be some other things through the trees West of Medlicott Dome, but I didn't have time to trudge over there to see if it was just a winter-style mirage or if it was real...
Brian
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Dec 26, 2011 - 10:03pm PT
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Those look so f----- cool, I wish I could come out there right now. Kids are at grandma's and no partners for the next couple of days.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Dec 27, 2011 - 12:42am PT
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^^^
Mike, doing any "farming" this winter?
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