Southern Yosemite Climbing Discussions
Southern Yosemite Categories => Shuteye Ridge Area => Topic started by: John on July 18, 2014, 06:43:32 am
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Shoot. Now a 30% chance of getting zapped by lightning and rising....
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John don't be a pussy. Its called adventure:-) go swimming and flip off the sky
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Ha ha. I didn't say I wasn't going. I was just mentally preparing for what kind of Saturday we will have, cooler climbing under cloud cover or drinking under the canopy out of the rain....I enjoy both.
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Ha ha. I didn't say I wasn't going. I was just mentally preparing for what kind of Saturday we will have, cooler climbing under cloud cover or drinking under the canopy out of the rain....I enjoy both.
HA, you animal. Would you rather be running from clouds or valley leo's.
Good weekend to bring the armory again and shoot away. Getting an AR soon? My advice, spend a bit more and you'll be happier.
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gah!
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Good weekend to bring the armory again and shoot away. Getting an AR soon? My advice, spend a bit more and you'll be happier.
True. Still shopping and overwhelmed with choices.
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Canopy. Check. Gatorita makings. Check. Etc... Had some of the best times out there when it stormed.
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Good weekend to bring the armory again and shoot away. Getting an AR soon? My advice, spend a bit more and you'll be happier.
True. Still shopping and overwhelmed with choices.
Happy to help- glad you are not pistol shopping. Brown just took two giant steps towards tossing the Second Amendment out the door in our lovely state today.
Happy to offer advise If I can help.
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weather was terrible, and fun, and we got some climbing done.
why was I not surprised to run into John and Susan while driving out (to go home pretty much), and then we end up getting a new climb done and I'm wearing shorts. Crazy soyo!
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why was I not surprised to run into John and Susan while driving out (to go home pretty much), and then we end up getting a new climb done and I'm wearing shorts. Crazy soyo!
Looking back, I am not sure what we were expecting to find besides you guys heading towards the bad weather! Good thing we bumped into you guys. Great place to spend a rainy day, right?
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wait- so thunder and lightning?
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oh yes, got chased off the higher elevation location. way too exposed.
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Whoa what a storm! Soyo, Yos, high country epics abound!
Saturday, the hell clouds were moving in hard on me while I was drilling an anchor.
Kev was cleaning the pitch with lightning rods all around.
Sunday, Spent an hour and a half in a mini cave on the approach, full on pummeling with hail.
Awesome weekend!
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Gosh, I miss all the fun. Need to find some new partners I guess.
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It was a close one Dan. Percent forecast for 5hr drive each way is always the trick. But I'm down to climb most of the time.
However, Josh says I'm light duty because I want to stay in the air conditioning next weekend and drink Skinny Girl Margaritas by the pool.
LOL
#don't hate me because I'm light duty
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It was a close one Dan. Percent forecast for 5hr drive each way is always the trick. But I'm down to climb most of the time.
However, Josh says I'm light duty because I want to stay in the air conditioning next weekend and drink Skinny Girl Margaritas by the pool.
LOL
#don't hate me because I'm light duty
MAD respect.
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My son has to work Friday evening as well as Sunday afternoon (PG Sunnyvale) but he and his girlfriend want to do something so I may drag them up to QT and finish a route Bob and I started last year. Or, if something else fun comes up....
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Sounds like you'll have very little time, Dan, but I almost always think it's worthy for two nights of camping even if there's only one day of climbing.
Looking forward to the better weather forecast for this weekend. Not nearly enough days of summer left, but sure is good being in the middle of them. Latest for Shuteye elevation 7295 ft:
Friday Night Mostly clear, low 54. SW wind 5 mph becoming NE in evening.
Saturday Sunny, high 82. NE wind 5 mph becoming WSW in AM.
(http://forecast.weather.gov/images/wtf/medium/few.png)Saturday Night Partly cloudy, low 54. WSW wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light & variable in evening. Winds could gust to 15 mph.
(http://forecast.weather.gov/images/wtf/medium/sct.png)Sunday Mostly sunny, high 82. NNW wind 5mph becoming WSW in AM.
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Good enough for me!
Dan are you heading up?
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The kids, if people in their 20's are kids, seem to want to go. I suggested a day trip but they say they want to camp. My son works to 8:45 on Friday so I am trying to decide between late Friday of early Saturday.
I do need to get to Queen's Throne and fix a bad bolt we left there so climbing there is an option. Afternoons there are ok in the summer once it gets shady.
Maybe something else, I really don't care as long as the kids have fun.
If there is a group camping someplace, let me know and maybe we will show up.
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We are pretty-dug in with another plan, but would love to join forces another weekend.
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The kids have backed out.
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The kids have backed out.
Traitors!
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The kids have backed out.
pssssh, kids I swear
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Friggin snow in the forecast. It is like this happens every year. What can we do about this problem?
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Ask for rain
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Can I have rain?........forecast still bad, didn't work. Now what?
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morning, yes looks like snow this weekend up there, sure glad i climbed last weekend up there, in some ways i am hoping in the next couple weeks the snow blocks the road and we get the weather we all need soooo bad, happy climbing mike a.
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Can I have rain?........forecast still bad, didn't work. Now what?
Pray for it, start drinking. Stop, drop, do 100 pushups.
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Silly rabbits
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON WED OCT 29 2014
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 6000 FEET FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 6000 FEET FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. * SNOW AND ELEVATION...2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...INCLUDING TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...TIOGA PASS...WAWONA...AND THE SOUTH ENTRANCE AS WELL AS KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK AND HUNTINGTON LAKE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE SEASON. ANYONE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION...AND TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. ALSO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. FURTHER STATEMENTS INCLUDING ADVISORIES... WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JEB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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BY SATURDAY MORNING
So you're saying there's a chance! brrrrrrr
I might invest in a sled, and some snow chains.
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Wow, an inch of rain predicted for friday. 5 to 10" of snow? Drinking it is!
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Wow, an inch of rain predicted for friday. 5 to 10" of snow? Drinking it is!
Wow is right....the valley fire damage is going to cause a sludge to river drain. It IS supposedly an el nino year.
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Next weekend is the last weekend before the FS starts locking the gates! Shit!
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Booooo! Boooooo! Hisssssss! Booooo!!
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Pain forecast
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Even Pinns is showing a mal forecast
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hot mud! :o
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:'(
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We NEED rain
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Yeah, I know, you're right. Dad. But.... we were really counting on this weekend. Feel so upside down now.
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Re-reading my last post - sounds serious. Was mostly joking.
Feeling spoiled.
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I would like to put in a complaint about the weather this weekend.....
Thank you for your time.
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Duly noted.
All in favor?
Aye
The ayes have it.
The motion carries.
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For 5900 feet around the ridge, NOAA says:
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Bring your party hats.
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Foil Party Hats!
Woot!!
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You really going up in that?
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The weather is perfect everywhere but in all of the Sierra range. How unfair.
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i going up there today after work, the weather looks good if you climb early in the morning they show t-showers not until the afternoon so i think i will get some climbing done this weekend, happy climbing mike a.
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Ah, the benefit of being local! :)
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Ah, the benefit of being local! (http://southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
Or loco
Foil hats!
Pretty sure we're still headed up too.
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(http://forecast.weather.gov/images/wtf/medium/tsra60.png)
Thunderstorms
Likely
High: 64 °F - Saturday
Night
(http://forecast.weather.gov/images/wtf/medium/ntsra50.png)
Chance
Thunderstorms
Low: 42 °F - Sunday
(http://forecast.weather.gov/images/wtf/medium/scttsra30.png)
Chance
Thunderstorms
High: 70 °F - Sunday
Night
(http://forecast.weather.gov/images/wtf/medium/hi_ntsra30.png)
Chance
Thunderstorms
Low: 45 °F
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I don't want to say it but can't help it. Hope the lightening doesn't start any major fires.
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uh, we could go to the gym tomorrow instead?
SPH is kyboshed as well for tomorrow, at least.
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Dang meng sheet!
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We're winging it and going anyhow. Fishing or exploring are backup plan.
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Probably going to check it out on Sunday.
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Hope you do tiki! Sunday looks hopeful.
Bringing the cabana in case it pours at night.
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hi all, the weather at fresno dome was good, don't get rained on :-) get to climb!
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We ended up enjoying a couple of full days hiking and climbing in Shuteye. Whaddya know!
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But did it rain?
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No rain just a bit of drizzle on Sat.
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Sunday was bomber
(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1130583_resized.jpg)
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Rock was sticky on Sunday
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You all could have lied to make feel better. :P
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no the weather was nice and you could climb, lots of people on the roads but just hikers and campers, the weather looks real good the next couple weeks.
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Some sweet pics John! Haven't seen these perspectives before.
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1130530_resized.jpg)
Skies were gorgeous in the a.m. Saturday
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(http://www.southernyosemiteclimbing.com/SMF/photo_album_resized/P1130541_resized.jpg)
The song Riders on the Storm came to mind as a massive wall of clouds built quickly, and the arete of it remained barely NW of us most the day. Some rumblings of thunder and threat of rain..., but the more consistent drizzle didn't occur until late afternoon and didn't last long. And that was that.