Weekly Favorite Shuteye Ridge PICS thread

[mungeclimber]

That looks really familiar.

Like the arête in this pic... bad angle, but trust me that bottom of your pic looks like the bottom of that arête in this pic.

[John]

The view from Red Dihedral on Red Eagle. The little formation is Red Feather or "The Eaglet". The Eaglet has one of the most spectacular summits in Southern Yosemite BTW.

[DaveyTree]

Haven't done Red Feather. Looks like a cool summit. Spied it from Gray a few times.

In the bottom left of the pic is the top of that free standing pillar. Anything up that yet? It is only like 50'-60' from what I can remember.

[susan]

DaveyTree, That's funny you mention it. Towers are the coolest. Yeti and I mentioned being really interested in it a couple of times. It looks like a fun tower as viewed from Gray above it. Thought I spied the base on the approach to Minerva once, but not sure as it didn't look quite so good from that vantage point. It deserves a closer look by someone. Three others sides might yield the goods.

[susan]

Also, there were perigrine on the eaglet, but I remember hearing that they are believed to move on in only another month or so.

[John]

DaveyTree-

I saw the rear of that tower and it is attached to more rock so it is not really a free standing formation. I think you could climb it from the rear with minimal climbing. Would still be fun to get up there, right?

[jeff]

There is an awesome inner passage that goes through it, part of my Zombie Plan.

[DaveyTree]

Jeff, Passage that goes through Red Feather or the Sorta-Spire (Sort of a spire)?

[susan]

Ha ha, Jeff. Your zombie plan? That formation does look like a pyramid and on the south side with what look to be inviting corridors.

[jeff]

The sorta spire. Go in on the East side at ground level and makes a 90 bend inside to the north. Can pop out on the north face but about 30' or so off the deck.

Gotta have a zombie plan, you know , when shit hits the fan.

[mungeclimber]

Ammo and chainsaws is my zombie plan, oh, maybe a flame thrower!

[John]

I am so checking out the hidden passageway in the zombie tower.

Hey Jeff, I remember you saying you and the Monster found a smoke grenade somewhere on the Red Dihedral. We found it on the second pitch belay in some blocks. Is that also where your face climb out of the Dihedral starts?

We found another smoke grenade up on the south face of gray and a handle from one is still at the summit of red feather. They are so rusted they must be really old. Probably some training exercise?

[John]

From Gray Eagle. I wish the photo showed how much these clouds were lit up. So mesmerizing.

[DaveyTree]

Sweeet! I want to check that thing out. Sounds cool, especially if you can add it into a route.

I agree the smoke grenades are probably from some training. It would be interesting to find out when they were used. I have connections that would be able to identify the model and when it was in use. Any picks of them?

[susan]

My zombie plan was pretty much just to head for the hills, but sounds like they're already up there.

So that tower has some caving adventure, eh. I'd go in if you went first and gave the all clear. No sign of it being a den from time to time, except for the zombies? Really cool that the passageway leads to an opening 30 feet up above the deck. I'd like to see that in person.