yonah conditions
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I know Yonah runs for days after a rain and with the freezing weather this week I'm guessing it has thawed and ran every day. My question is do the easy trad routes by the cable stay wet like the first set of bolted routes you come to by the approach cable? I;m taking a first time Yonah climber with me tomorrow and I do not want it to be a wasted trip. |
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Disclaimer - I haven't climbed at Yonah in a number of years. |
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The numbered trad routes dry quickly. Water is often diverted away. This part of the wall also still gets sun. Expect it to be cold and windy. Watch for falling ice as well. |
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Did you climb Sunday? The cable climb area was completely covered with ice 3/4 of the way down early in the morning. I climbed it around 7:30. Ran into a bunch of people hiking up with dogs on my way down. |
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Decided it was not worth the hike. Yonah is hit and miss this time of year |
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Big difference is the temps will be above freezing unlike last week. Not the best place in winter. Currahee is certainly the better option. |
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Go to the White Wall. It's best season is winter |
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I went to yonah on the 7th and it was really icy. I didnt make it up to the main face, but i took this photo from chambers road. The lowers has a good bit of ice on it as well.
There was ice all of the main face from what i saw around from the parking lot on the 7th. |