Hi,
Anyone done the North - South Loop recently. Planning to go here end of the month and would like to know the condition.
Thanks
Rajesh
by rajeshkh » Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:50 pm
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by rajeshkh » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:34 pm
MooseTracks wrote:Was in Evolution Basin over Memorial Day, but my route did not include Bishop Pass or Humphreys Basin. My pics are here for the middle part of the loop you're planning to do. Unless we get a huge meltoff in the next few weeks (who knows??) there will be plenty of snow for you to deal with. Good luck!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moosepics6 ... 736798517/
-Laura
by Princess Buttercup » Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:38 am
Kaweah69 wrote:MooseTracks:
Great photos and looks like you had an epic solo trip!
Next time, bring a blue foam sleeping pad and you'll sleep snug. Low tech, light weight, inexpensive, and will not fail.
Mike
by rajeshkh » Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:01 am
MooseTracks wrote:Was in Evolution Basin over Memorial Day, but my route did not include Bishop Pass or Humphreys Basin. My pics are here for the middle part of the loop you're planning to do. Unless we get a huge meltoff in the next few weeks (who knows??) there will be plenty of snow for you to deal with. Good luck!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moosepics6 ... 736798517/
-Laura
by Princess Buttercup » Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:27 am
by rajeshkh » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:39 pm
MooseTracks wrote:Rajesh, there are many things to consider in the next few weeks. First, the weather has finally started to warm up over here, which could lead to a significant meltoff below 10K, and lower the snowpack up and over the passes. My next question is: are you planning on north to south or vice versa? The climb to Bishop Pass from Bishop Lake is a bit steeper than the very low angle climbs over both Piute Pass and Muir Pass. If there were still snow on Bishop Pass, I would perhaps recommend crampons/ice axe for that section.
Hard to predict what may happen in the next few weeks, especially considering the crazy patterns (or lack thereof) that we've been having this year. But I did the South-North Lake loop a few years ago (well, most of it: I cut off the EVO Canyon and climb up Piute Creek to Hutchinson Meadow by heading into Darwin Bench and over Alpine Col) in a lower snow year and still had plenty of snow with which to deal. If you want to see that, the pics are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moosepics6 ... 987620059/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moosepics6 ... 126116686/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moosepics6 ... 999371247/
And my trip report is here:
http://moosetracksca.wordpress.com/2010 ... in-73-509/
Please let me know if I can offer any more suggestions!
-Laura
by Princess Buttercup » Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:10 am
rajeshkh wrote:Hi Laura,
Thanks a lot for the detailed reply. We are entering via Piute Pass on June 29th and exiting via Bishop Pass on July 5th, at least that is the plan for now . Looks like the weather is warming up nicely and we are really hoping for some serious melt. I am wondering if there is a way to avoid using crampons an dice axe, by avoiding the passes. Anyway we can get to EVO without going through the pass?
Your pictures and trip reports are amazing, truly the best back yard
Thanks
Rajesh
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