Mount Dana Climber's Log

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Scott Pierce

Scott Pierce - Oct 14, 2005 10:59 pm

Route Climbed: Dana Couloir Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2005  Sucess!

With Alfred. A great day in the mountains, with massive cold gusts blasting their way uphill, while we toiled in the couloir.

pwdrqst - Oct 4, 2005 2:46 pm

Route Climbed: Dana Coulior Date Climbed: July 4, 2005  Sucess!

Beautiful day...

James_W

James_W - Oct 4, 2005 10:01 am

Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: July, 2005  Sucess!

Nice easy climb up in Yosemite high country. Flowers in bloom, blue skies all day.

Bob Sihler

Bob Sihler - Sep 30, 2005 10:51 pm

Route Climbed: Dana Couloir/standard Date Climbed: July 14, 2005  Sucess!

Went up Dana Couloir without company and was the first up top that day-- certainly beat sharing it with the crowds going up as I went down.

Jonodo

Jonodo - Sep 25, 2005 3:19 pm

Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: September 24, 2005  Sucess!

Pretty straight forward hike but the altitude beat me down a bit. Calm on the summit but pretty windy and cold on the approach. Super clear day. Views were outstanding.

scotty05 - Sep 25, 2005 12:37 am

Route Climbed: Standard route Date Climbed: 9-24-05  Sucess!

Summitted roundtrip in 5 hours. Windy on the way to summit, but calm on top.

derbilly

derbilly - Sep 19, 2005 6:09 pm

Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: September 17, 2005  Sucess!

Excellent views from the summit especially of Mono Lake. Continued on to peak 12565 and Mt Gibbs and looped back to the Mono Pass trailhead.

Gene - Sep 13, 2005 4:35 pm

Route Climbed: Trail from Tioga Pass Date Climbed: September 9, 2005  Sucess!

Cold and windy with about two dozen snowflakes. The clouds only enhanced the views. The light over Mono Lake was awe inspiring. Mono Lake was one of Mom's favorite places. Although she left us on 8/18/2005, I was warmed by her company.

tiogap

tiogap - Sep 7, 2005 12:33 am

Route Climbed: Sunshine Couloir Date Climbed: 1980's  Sucess!

need to do it again. twenty years ago was when I first climbed it.

Zzyzx - Sep 3, 2005 5:15 pm

Route Climbed: Dana Couloir Date Climbed: August 27, 2005  Sucess!

Climbed solo. The couloir was mostly firm snow with a couple of hundred feet of ice, which could be easily bypassed to the right. I stayed off the ice and climbed the snow. Enjoyed the beautiful weather and the solitude very much!

mikef - Sep 1, 2005 12:45 pm

Route Climbed: Dana Couloir Date Climbed: August 25th, 2005  Sucess!

Climbed in varied conditions on a beautiful day, with my partners and his friend (a very experienced mountain guide). It was not full-ice, making the climbing interesting however protection on the couloir difficult. We used right side rock for added protection to complement ice screws and had to use many types of belay especially the higher we went. It was my first ice climb, I Iearnt sooo much and it was a really enjoyable climb despite me having altitude sickness (came from sea level the night before).

kovarpa

kovarpa - Aug 23, 2005 1:25 am

Route Climbed: Dana Couloir Date Climbed: August 20, 2005  Sucess!

Climbed with Vendulka - only about 300 ft of ice, remainder neve that made for really enjoyable climb.

gluballs - Aug 16, 2005 7:35 pm

Route Climbed: tioga pass Date Climbed: aug 9, 2005  Sucess!

Nice hike. Beautiful flowers on the lower slopes.

colinr

colinr - Aug 15, 2005 4:23 am

Route Climbed: from Tioga Pass Date Climbed: August 10, 2005  Sucess!

The meadows full of wildflowers at the lower elevations were beautiful on this clear morning. Made the summit after 1hr and 25 minutes, spent 15 minutes enjoying the amazing views in all directions from the top, and took 1hr and 10 minutes to get down the steep trail. A very pleasant experience for my first thirteener and first ascent of a peak on the crest of the sierra in its more dramatic central and southern realms. Looking forward to bigger and higher challenges to the south.

Steve Pratt

Steve Pratt - Aug 13, 2005 4:08 pm

Route Climbed: Dana Couloir Date Climbed: August 10, 2005  Sucess!

Good conditions in the couloir. Passed the bergschrund on the left without much fuss. Set pickets a couple times at rest stops, but as long as we were climbing, we had good self-belay. We used 2 tools for the experience, but it could have been climbed with a single alpine axe and good french technique.



See also the description from rhyang who climbed 2 days later. The only surprise was the trudge through the slush on the ridge above the couloir (not exactly a triumphant finish to the route).



Definitely would recommend this as a nice introduction to alpine ice. Would be good prep for someone interested in a future Cascade glacier trip.

salad

salad - Aug 2, 2005 7:14 pm

Route Climbed: Dana Couloir Date Climbed: 1995 (?)  Sucess!

Cool climb.

Pacifikenn

Pacifikenn - Aug 1, 2005 1:31 am

Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: July 30,2005  Sucess!

On July 30, 2005 My best friend Bret and I summited Mount Dana in 4 1/2 hours and it was my first ever high elevation hike. The scenerey was absolutley breath taking. This was a hike I will never forget and am looking forward to Mt Whitney at the end of August.

Thanks to Bret for Inviting me to go up with him.



Kenn

Captnbaker - Jul 18, 2005 1:45 pm

Route Climbed: Dana Couloir Date Climbed: July 17, 2005  Sucess!

Climbed the Dana Couloir, Summitted, then skied the couloir. Snow still goes to summit.

aleasure - Jul 14, 2005 7:57 pm

Route Climbed: The Third Pillar Date Climbed: 09-2000  Sucess!

My first sierra route. I thought this was a really long approach. Ha! Great climbing and views.

sierramtngoat

sierramtngoat - Jul 11, 2005 7:32 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2016

Route Climbed: Dog Route  Sucess!

Still lots of snow in Yosemite! A very accessible 13'er from Tioga Pass, though not a huge fan of the trail. Had a cheese burger at Tioga Pass Resort down the road from the gate... awesome!

Route Climbed: Dana Couloir Date Climbed: 7/10/2004 Sucess!
Climbed with balajisv. Bergschrund is just opening, about 10 ft. long. We brought rope and pro but didn't need it as there wasn't any ice exposed in the gully.

Route Climbed: Glacier Canyon/North Face Date Climbed: 7/10/2001 Sucess!
Climbed with Anna on her quest to conquer Dana. We decided to not be a tourist and do a variation starting in Glacier Canyon. We descended the normal route.

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