Yep. We were hiking west from Manther Meadow, gained the last ridge before Big Meadow, and then struck out south on a use trail. I think the ridge we used to...
I'm planning to climb Starr King this comming weekend, starting from Mono Meadow. I've read Bob's trip reports (what a resourse, this guy), and the area looks...
Mono Meadow itself (right after you start from the TH) is the only squishy place I recall this time of year. There are logs along the route, but they were...
What do you recommend for a climbing rack? I haven't seen too many references to gear placement. Can I get away with only nuts? Do I need any cams greater...
... I think you can get away with a light rack. I recall Monty using a bunch of cams and slings for one belay, but we were pretty green at the time. I don't...
Hello Folks, I am planning to try Castle peak (in Lake Tahoe area) in mid June. Would any of u know if i'd need Ice-axe/crampons this time of the year? Also,...
There should be no snow on the route by now. The peak is fairly easy until you get to the top of the westernmost summit. The highpoint is the third summit,...
I just started a new Yahoo group called "The Sierra Naturalist." Feel free to discuss anything related to the geology, history or ecology of the Sierra, or...
Hi Dave, Thanks for starting this new group. Please, Sierra Nevada, NOT Sierra Nevada range. Regads, Steve Thaw Moraga davidkiene <davidkiene@...> wrote:...
Folks, I live in Visalia and have many choices about hiking adventures with the parks so close to me.Tomorrow "Monday" I want to grab a peak,but i dont want to...
Lone Pine Peak now has a register. We took a ammo box and placed it at the summit today. Photos will be on my website soon. I posted on another thread, but if...
I'm looking forward to your pictures Snow Nymph. We're heading up to Lone Pine Peak this coming weekend, so the pictures will give us a good idea of what the...
... the ... I found a way from the south side via FS road 051 that really made this one easy for me. In all it took me just two hours to get up and 40 minutes...
... and ... Freel ... Be sure and copy both lines of the url above. In testing it I had to copy both lines separately and paste them into the browser. Dean...
Hi: I just came back from a great week in the Tahoe area. I was able to finish getting the county highpoints of the surrounding area including Mt. Rose,...
Hi Dean--sounds like a fun week. I was almost up Mt.Rose around May 15 and without crampons didn't feel safe enough to complete the last mile. How was the area...
Went out with 7 friends and ascended Starr King on Saturday. Waded through the manzanita in the draw leading up between the middle and lower domes, and that...
Matt, I'd love to see the photos. I'm planning to go there this weekend. Thanks. ... We ... placing ... strong ... technical ... over ... deep ... the...
Dean - very impressive list! Any trouble finding the Calaveras HP? I still have that one on my list... ... area ... Thunder ... via ... county ... Montgomery ...
Matthew and I are headed out to Shepherds Pass this Saturday. He wants to do Williamson while I plan on hitting Tyndall/Versteeg. If anyone's interested in...
... Bob, I had plugged the co-ordinates of the three contours into my GPS and went right to them. The SE one had a big cairn and a gatorade bottle register at...
... 15 and ... How was ... want to ... congratulations on ... snow ... Sandy, still a lot of snow on Mt. Rose and we saw no wildflowers. Give em a week or two...
My wife and I are prepping for Mt. Whitney and want a few hikes over 10,000 the weekends before we go. We are planning to hike Freel Peak & Mt. Rose. Does...
Shasta's a bit of a drive even from SF. You can get to Tuolumne in a little more than four hours with lots of options: Dana, Hoffmann, Tenaya, Gibb, Gaylor,...
I second the Tuolumne recommendation. It's one of my favorite beginner places and has incredibly easy, quick access from SF. Dana/Gibbs is a great loop,...
... 15 and ... How was ... want to ... congratulations on ... snow ... Sandy: I just reviewed my pics and have no shot towards Tinker Knob. No matter how many...
PHOTOS: http://community.webshots.com/album/149040134aBFdIS Six of us hiked the NE ridge, dropped our packs/skis/boards above the NE chute, and bagged Bloody...
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