Tahoe - Sierra - Ice Season 2014-2015
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Hello, |
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I know someone that TR'd some thin ice at Coldstream a couple weekends ago, but not sure how it's been since. Temps have been warmer then they were before that weekend. |
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June has nothing yet. |
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Anybody seen, or heard of, conditions in Tahoe? Its been getting cold last few days plus some precip so hopeful something is forming up. |
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a few icicles hanging out at donner, nothing in the train tunnels that is formed enough yet. |
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You should check out the Nor Cal ice climbing Google Groups for the latest conditions. It's a nice spot to post photos and conditions reports. |
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Went to Lee Vining yesterday- approach was pretty brutal. Temperature was probably 35-40* with some water running. Maybe a few of the routes were leadable, but we just top roped. |
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Thanks for the update Jesse. Appreciate it! |
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Whats up all! |
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no tahoe ice...yet. looking like its gonna be pretty cold for a bit, hopefully something forms up. train tunnel has no ice. dry tooling wall (man made wall outside the train tunnel) has been fun...long traverses. |
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some pretty good ice over the last week, i've just been at donner pass. |
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Conditions of Coldstream as of today. Ice was funky today. Bullet hard where there was no running water but where it was wet/drippy it was almost slush. Lots of water running down the routes despite the cold temps. Most of the water was flowing on top of the ice so hopefully they will grow in the next few days. The three main flows are lead able with good pro. Snowshoes highly suggested for the approach! |
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Silverstrand in yosemite is in. Climbed it yesterday. About 600 ft with a crux that is about wi5ish. |
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Nice work! Photos? TR? |
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There was a 70 degree slab that formed above snowshed my 12 year old daughter found exciting. |
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Sunny Falls climbs were in on 1/3, not fat, but protectable. The fattest ice was on the right side of the wall, probably WI3-3+. The left side of Sunny Falls had what looked to be some easier stuff, with some mixed climbing in between the two areas. |
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Here is a video I made about climbing the Silver Strand in the Valley on 1/2/2015. Hope it can come in again this year for someone, good climb. Wouldn't try it now, it has been really warm for the last several days... |
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Nice work on the video, that's awesome! |
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Good vid of Silver Strand. I climbed it a couple days prior. Rad climb! |
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haha i thought that too. |
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Rude boy, be nice. Next time I do a vid I will have to screen the footage for imperfections so people online can sleep well. lol. |