Current Conditions

[susan]

http://southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/site_album.php


Donutnational, is it at this link?


Looks nice wish it could stay sunny like that this coming weekend. Heard flowers are going off out there and missing it hard. Sigh. Soon.

[John]

Beasore is reachable from Minarets Rd now. We made it to within walking distance of Bowler CG but a big tree we cut out broke our tow strap as well as our spirits so we retreated. Don't know about further down but by the looks of things up to there, probably needs some more chainsaw work but the snow was pretty light.

The road to Gray/Red Eagle is clear. We went there to cut it out but Matt Schutz had gotten through first. If you're out there, thanks for the hard work, Matt!

[mike a]

morning, I saw matt's posting about going to gray eagle last night, thanks for the report, cheers Mike.

[susan]

The rare yellow lily found only around here is back.

[mike a]

Hi all, see John and Sue’s truck at the Ball’s today but not them I knew they would be out there👍

[John]

Yes, ample parking at the Balls this weekend.

We cut out the last stretch of trees on Beasore so it is officially open all the way to Minarets rd.

There is enough snow still on the road over Cold Springs Summit to keep it from being passable by car but a high clearance truck is fine. There still are stretches with the ruts not going down to pavement.

[mike a]

Hi All, heads up on Beasore Rd at the Chiquito creek bridge by Upper Chiquito camp grounds, md- July road work on new bridge, that’s going to had time., Mike A.

[mike a]

Hi All, went up to check out Lost Eagle area, I forgot my chainsaw so did not get there, down trees on road 6s23.

[mungeclimber]

Thx for the updates Mike. Just saw the Sierra NF post about Chiquito bridge. It will detour thru Grizz. Oye. Looks needed.

[mungeclimber]

Skeets are out at Jackass Meadow.

[susan]

Yeah, I did get a couple stings after all... not too bad last weekend but should get wicked for skeets soon.

[mungeclimber]

Not that I can get there, but how is the smoke from the Briceburg fire?

[mike a]

was up there yesterday and the day before, smokey at shuteye, and the smoke did not move in at the balls until late afternoon, no where has bad as last year tho!!! going beck up today, saw and past John and Sue last Friday on the way up Beasore Rd :-) the new routes at the creek wall below the sphinx are real fun, happy climbing Mike A.

[mungeclimber]

that's good to hear it isn't too bad. thx mike!

[DaveyTree]

Glad to hear that Mike. We are calling it Copperhead Wall for that copper colored band of rock that moves up it from the right side. From across the creek it looks like a snake, Charming a Copperhead with one or two moves of 5.7. It's a one star only because you get to climb the unique band of rock.

The others I thought were really fun 5.8-10b/c. The far left 3 were not done by us (Paul, Andrew, Fred and I) and I am not sure what they go at.

Our favorites were the one that starts out mid wall with the double flake into a really balanced move left on a ramp, No Fred No 10b/c and the all trad crack to the right, Gemma, Kiss that Frog 10a/b.

R to L

Charming a Copperhead 5.7 3x mixed, 28m (follow the copper band)
Snake Skin 5.8 (Climb OW onto nose. Finish on CaC Trad) 28m
Gemma, Kiss that Frog 10a/b Trad 29m
No Fred No 10b/c 8x 29m
Go Fred Go 10a 5x 16m
Left Leg In 5.8 6x 16m
Unknown on the left 3

The creek was running up to the Lunesta weekend and allowed us to keep our refreshments cold.