Bearclaw is the bigger one on the left, yes? I really wanted to finish the one we were on, but it wouldn't have been safe for my old hiking buddy.

QITNL wrote:Question - what are the mountains in the distance in that shot? Close up:


Or this?:


Thanks.

First picture: The 3 main summits you can see (L to R): Mount Abbot, Bear Creek Spire, Mount Gabb.
Second Picture: Red Slate Mountain

Anyone been up to Alta Peak lately? Wondering where the snow line is by now. Thanks!

Palisade Crest (with views of Norman Clyde along the way):
Still a fair amount of snow out there, but once again its still quite early in the season.









views along palisade crest:

bettyboulder wrote:Anyone been up to Alta Peak lately? Wondering where the snow line is by now. Thanks!

I was up there in April and it wasn't an issue then; should be a clear trail to the top by now.

The main summit spire (I think it is called gandalf peak)? via the knife edge palisade crest route and up the 4th class ramp.

QITNL wrote:I went up Mt Ritter over the weekend.

I think I was camped across from you @ Ediza and followed your tracks up the saddle. We ended up going up Banner. Did you go up the the north face of ritter? We weren't sure if the snow in the chute would complicate things.

Daria wrote:

artrock23 wrote:

Burchey wrote:posthole without the shoes?

At Lower Lamarck Lake yesterday, I was post-holing with snowshoes.

lol, this is why I am holding off on Sierra stuff still.

Palisade Crest isn't in Sierra? Interesting....

Why did you only do 1/12 pinnacles up there? It is supposed to be a really fun traverse.

Because the summit was our focus and goal and we dayhiked it. If I had more awesome partners like Vitaliy, I could do things like the evolution traverse.

Lots of snow out there still, but its melting off fast with very hot temps.

Palisade crest pinnacles are not very clearly defined/pronounced. Devil's Crag pinnacles, on the other hand, are very much so.



your attitude with heckling individuals is not very fun, too.

Ask him about his trip to Evolution.

Daria wrote:Palisade crest pinnacles are not very clearly defined/pronounced. Devil's Crag pinnacles, on the other hand, are very much so.



your attitude with heckling individuals is not very fun, too.

Posting other people's photos without credit is not very fun either.

Bob Burd wrote:

Daria wrote:Palisade crest pinnacles are not very clearly defined/pronounced. Devil's Crag pinnacles, on the other hand, are very much so.



your attitude with heckling individuals is not very fun, too.

Posting other people's photos without credit is not very fun either.

Sorry, didn't realize (forgot) it was yours. I have one that I took which is very similar and had multiple photo files of the crags on my computer. This one I took on approach to T-Bolt a few summers ago.



happy now?

mrchad9 wrote:Ask him about his trip to Evolution.

don't have to ask, he'll spray about it on 4 websites !!!!! LOL

Daria wrote:

mrchad9 wrote:Ask him about his trip to Evolution.

don't have to ask, he'll spray about it on 4 websites !!!!! LOL

I didn't go to Evolution last weekend. Found a partner last minute and did a 20 pitch 5.11 route instead (and some other climbs). Will spray about it on 2 sites....oh wait, already spraying here, so I guess 3....ummmm plus facebook. You got it, 4 sites!

By the way that arete on Devil's crag looks really cool. Would be awesome to do a traverse of those pinnacles. Would be down to do that when I come back from Peru if someone is keen.