Member rod9301

:drool:
Way to go.

Did you boot up the emc couloir?
How long do you think until it turns to corn?

Jim, sorry to hear about Dan. What happened?
I met him and you on the asi trip to emerson.
Did the skiers say anything about the bergschrund at the base of the north peak couloir?
Rod

Went there yesterday and the east facing snow above 12,500 is pretty scary. About a foot and a half of wet, unconsolidated snow, waiting to slide.i saw the sign of a large wet slide out of one of the couloirs. Was that yours?

And what time was the couloir ready,ie soft to ride? Thanks a lot.

Great tr. I am thinking of going there on monday. Did you ride the lookers left or right couloir in your photo?

Great pictures.you have a good eye.

Looks like you guys hit it right. Was there a lot of walking at the end?

Incredible. Great pictures, and the wildness of the place, combined with the altitude. Makes the sierras easy and so much less committing.

YOu guys hit it perfectly. And as always, bgnight, great pictures.
My wife and I went to ski the Emerson n couloir on thursday.
We thankfully followed your boot track and put our skis on at the rocks about 30 feet below the top. The upper third of the couloir had a nasty icy crust, which will become relevant shortly. My wife went first and skied…[Read more]

i hear that South lake is undergoing repairs to the dam. Does anyone know if you can still walk on the road, or it’s closed to pedestrians as well?

great trip. Did you happen to see the u and v-notch coverage?

Great TR!!!I was in the area in 07, climbed Kazbek (in Georgia), and in 04 in Russia (Krasnaia Polyana), and I want to go back. WHere exactly was this? Maybe pinpoint on Google maps? WHere did you stay? And last but not least, what kind of snowpack is there? Continental or maritime? I am thinking of course of avie conditions.

Thanks a lot

Just buck up like everyone else and put one foot in front of the other and you will stay out of jail and your wallet will still have cash in it

Actually, not bad advice. I was just looking for a shortcut.

I probably wasn’t clear. I am not thinking of using an ATV in powder, but on the hard spring snow that you find on roads in late April and May.
For exampl, I skied Brewer creek a couple of weeks ago, and there was a 100 foot patch of snow where my Yukon almost got stuck. I ended up camping there (6,000 ft) and walking in the morning on mostly dry…[Read more]

Was he riding over snow?

Beautiful pics!!!

When was the North Peak photographed? I’m heading that way soon.

Jim, the refrozen snow at the bottom of Liberty, do you think it would’ve been softer earlier in the day?

Great job, Jim. You’ve been hitting it this year. Haven’t made it to the East side yet, but intend to fix this tomorrow.

Try the Omega Pacific belay device. http://www.omegapac.com/op_products_sbgii.html

I used it to rap on 7mm ropes, and belay on 10.8 when rock climbing. Can’t say enough good things about it.

Thanks, BCD.

Jimw, good to see your face. How have you been?

On my side, my wife, Shelly is pregnant, due in June. Kid was conceived in the back of the truck in Tuolomne. We were climbing there and in the Yosemite Valley for 6 weeks, and what do you know!

Great line. Never been there, but I would like to check it out.
Did you follow the red line to get to it?
http://www.sierramountaincenter.com/pdfs/incredible_hulk_map.pdf