Yosemite National ParkDana Couloir Climber's Log
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| michaelp | back on snow  | |
| First climb back on sierra snow in many years. Good snow conditions, great fun. | |
| Posted Mar 2, 2012 11:21 am | ||
| aran | Great first couloir! | |
| Fun day out- left the parking lot around 5:30am- the couloir was firm snow, nice and easy to climb for a first one. Topped out to the best views of Mono lake, then hours of shitty scree descent... Oh well. Great day out! | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2011 8:51 pm | ||
| Darren9 | Straightforward Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2011 | |
| Climbed with Sarah on an SMG outing. Still only firm, not really icy yet. Bergschrund is open but easily avoidable. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2011 3:29 pm | ||
| Vitaliy M. | fun | |
| Fun solo day. Started out from LVC parking lot because the road was still closed. | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2011 1:29 am | ||
| kayakjamie | Ellery bowl not skiable Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2011 | |
| Dana Couloir snow conditions were great. An easy ski. It is great to hook up with Ellery Bowl. Ellery bowl was not skiable. There was a 30' cornice on the left that looked like it could fall at any moment. There had been a big slide on the left. The snow was a bit rotten with big exposure on the steep section with exposed rocks at the bottom of the pitch. | |
| Posted Jun 19, 2011 1:50 pm | ||
| GigaMike | Dana Couloir Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| Climb the Dana Couloir with my friend westhegimp. Good intro to alpine ice. | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2011 10:49 pm | ||
| myjudge | 1st Time climbing around Tioga Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2010 | |
| Great climb after the first snow storm this Fall. Beautiful view from the summit! The couloir was about a foot or more of fresh snow with solid ice underneath. We were able to place screws near the bottom, but then had to use pickets the rest of the way. Decided to switch to a running belay about halfway. Not quite as steep as we expected, but still very fun. Lots of security with the new snow. It would have been very different a week before on ice. Long day (6:30am-7pm) and difficult to navigate without a trail, but as long as you stay high on the ridge down from the summit and can follow the creek back to Tioga Lake you're fine. | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2010 2:00 pm | ||
| haishan | first long AI lead Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2010 | |
| Stayed too high on the approach and encountered some cool crevasses while traversing over to the bergschrund. Good, variable conditions, a fun climb. | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2010 11:12 pm | ||
| rhyang | Enjoyable solo Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2010 | |
| Chilly late-summer morning. Bergschrund open, but there was a good snowbridge on the right hand side. Ice stretched full across the couloir, though less so on the left, so I headed up that way. Mostly neve, but the ice was clear as glass in places. Beautiful day up top, hiked down usual tourist trail. -- Also climbed it in 2004, 2005 and 2006 -- always late summer / early fall. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2010 1:30 am | ||
| biz | Dana couloir Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010 | |
| Great conditions and a relatively fun approach. 5 pitches to the top of the couloir. Climbed with Mark Stoldz. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2010 1:53 pm | ||
| Vertigo soul | Ski descent of the Dana Cooly! Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2010 | |
| Very warm, but beautiful, morning made for an easy skin into Glacier Canyon, and the great coverage allowed me to almost skin the entire way to the base of the couloir. However, the warmth also gave me a bit of anxiety while traversing under Dana's east face as snow and rock were beginning to slide off. The cornice at the top of the Solstice Couloir was as big as an RV! Just made sure I moved fast under that runout. The snow in the Dana couloir was surprisingly softer than expected and kicking steps was quite easy. No need for axe/pons that day. Met up with another solo skier at the top and had a nice chat. We decided to ski down together, and also with another couple from MT that showed up too. The descent was money! We all then toured together over to the plateau and up towards the top of Ellery Bowl. By that time in the day the snow was getting real soft and sticky. We each took our turn dropping in, and the first two of us set off some nice soft slab slides. A little unnerving at that point, but we skied out safely and congratulated each other at the bottom. Always nice to meet new like-minded people in the bc. We then hitched it back up to the cars and I headed for the Whoa Nelli to celebrate a classic Sierra descent! | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2010 1:23 pm | ||
| pjc30943 | Not struck, luckily Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2008 | |
| Lots of rockfall, a few novel-sized blocks whirred by within several feet. Great climb with great scenery. | ||
| Posted Aug 5, 2009 2:25 am | ||
| JHH60 | Blue ice conditions Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2008 | |
| Hard ice, falling rock, fun! | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2009 9:05 pm | ||
| tb00957 | dana couloir Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2008 | |
| Mostly snow with some icy spots. | ||
| Posted Oct 6, 2008 4:51 pm | ||
| Nefsek | Dana Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| Great first ice climb... | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2008 12:59 am | ||
| Fred Bagni | Dana Couloir Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008 | |
| Decided to scope it out for a trip in August... 36 hour round trip from Los Angeles. Ice is melting fast... Top is melted out and the whole couloir was very slushy. Soloed some of it. Screws used for psychological reasons... I don't think they would have held. Used one or two between pitches... Rock fall and mud flow on the left side. Tagged the summit. Great weather. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2008 7:55 pm | ||
| Sam Page | Ice Date Climbed: Nov 15, 1994 | |
| I forget the exact date. Scott Sederstrom and I climbed sans rope. He almost took the long slide. | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2008 10:30 pm | ||
| tombcronin | Good beginers climb (not) Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007 | |
| Started at 7 am and got back to car at midnight. From the top of the couloir we decided to traverse around to the use trail which I think was far more difficult than summiting. | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2007 6:03 pm | ||
| Bill562 | Dana couloir Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007 | |
| CMC outing led by Tom Cronin | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2007 2:25 am | ||
| Deb | Day of Firsts Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2007 | |
| Not total ice, but enough under neve to constitute my first lead - love cranking those screws. Simul'd with darling Dave after 1 pitch and enjoyed the hell out of it! Slog to summit stunk as well as descent. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2007 3:34 pm | ||
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