Tokopah Ice?

by **Dave Daly** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:08 pm

Anyone been back by Tokopah Falls to see if the ice is in? And if so, how's it forming? Inquiring and inspiring WI4/5 climbers wanna know!

by **Guyzo** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:39 pm

Dave .... it's 78 degrees right now. All the snow/ice is melting. Almost got sunstroke yesterday in JT.

:wink:

by **rhyang** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:50 pm

I've been curious about that too .. last time I was at Lodgepole was in Dec. to do Silliman, and I didn't bother walking up into the Tokopah Valley :oops:

The Seki webcam at the Giant Forest has 10-day temp. trends .. granted it's at a lower elevation, but it doesn't look too hopeful

I did see ice on the north shore of Silliman Lake though

by **Dave Daly** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:53 pm

There you go.....hittin' dah leftover "stubble" again. The closest to dat temp (65 F) is at Ash Mountain Visitor Center (3900'), Goofy!

Your sistah Deb and I climbed ice at June Lake yesterday (7000') and it was in the 50's. Nuthin' like WI3 to break in dah tools.

by **Guyzo** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:56 pm

Dave you climb the 2 pitch Ice?

or the roadside bouldering?

by **Dave Daly** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:01 pm

Nah, we didn't have time to hit up Horsetail. We simply did Roadside, which was pretty fat and was reaching up to 110'. Found some thin stuff in the middle of Roadside. Got some photos but they're on Facebook. Nice shot of Deb workin' dem toos!

Thanks for the info Rob! Good to know. Looks Like snow forecasted up at Lodgepole 2moro (70%).

by **rhyang** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:08 pm

Actually, Tokopah Falls is at an elevation of ~7400', not 9100' as in the NOAA link. The Giant Forest webcam is at an elevation of 6500'. Shouldn't be too hard to extrapolate.

by **Dave Daly** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:18 pm

My bad. Thought I had the "cross hairs" on the right elevation.

by **mungeclimber** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:13 am

you were up there too? holy hand grenades batman

by **x15x15** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:03 pm

Guyzo wrote:Dave .... it's 78 degrees right now. All the snow/ice is melting. Almost got sunstroke yesterday in JT.

i DID get sunstroke!!! then moved to the shade, a breeze picked up and became hypothermic... gotta love JT!!!

by **kevin trieu** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:12 am

Hey Dave, there's the Main Wall in Lee Vining if you want WI4.

by **Dave Daly** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:44 pm

Thanks Kev! We heard it was in. Being the n00b ice climber, I wonder if I'm capable yet to lead WI4. Already lead WI3 and it feels pretty darn good (just need to always remember to keep the heels down). Are you still planning the Black Kaweah gig?

by **kevin trieu** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:16 pm

Hey Dave,

You can get on the leftmost line on Chounard Falls, WI3+ and see how you feel. That's also in.

Yep, still planning to head out into the abyss, Black Kaweah, in February. Want to come? We need more fools to break trail for Bob and Rick's dayhiking ambition.

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