show me your talus, impress me

by **Sierra Ledge Rat** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:17 pm

lcarreau wrote:

I bet I could trundle the one on the right.

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by **Alpinist** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:47 pm

Spotted this stone desk/chair in Lyell Canyon a couple of years ago, though it is really a boulder and not a talus field.

by **lcarreau** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:25 am

Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:
I bet I could trundle the one on the right.

I'm REALLY shocked somebody hasn't "trundled" this one. Maybe folks are worried about their Karma ...?

by **Baarb** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:13 am

Re. the above. I don't know, are the kind of people that would hike out into the wilderness for fun the same kind of people that would push it off (assuming it's loose)? Also doesn't look like a piece of cake to get up and down there.

by **lcarreau** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:11 am

Baarb wrote: Also doesn't look like a piece of cake to get up and down there.

by **rockthrowjoe** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:18 am

Can't beat the Sierras for gigantic talus. Even have a person for scale on this one.

Quite the boulder by rockthrowjoe, on Flickr

Another one.

Mass Wasting! by rockthrowjoe, on Flickr

by **David Senesac** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:28 am

rockthrowjoe >>>"Can't beat the Sierras for gigantic talus. Even have a person for scale on this one."

Oh, you be duh MAN!

Yeah! Lots of big tonage pic's today folks, keep it coming.

by **nottyboy9** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:54 pm

here I am 18 years old sierras john muir wilderness.

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by **hightinerary** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:41 pm

I see I’m not the only one interested in talus! I learned years ago that contour maps can be misleading; the steepness of a slope is just one factor in determining the degree of difficulty of a route. The specific nature of the terrain surface is important as well. Obviously, talus varies greatly in size, shape and composition; and talus fields have widely varying stability. I’ll try to find some relevant pictures to add to this collection.

by **rockthrowjoe** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:30 pm

hightinerary wrote: I learned years ago that contour maps can be misleading; the steepness of a slope is just one factor in determining the degree of difficulty of a route. The specific nature of the terrain surface is important as well.

That lesson gets learned in the first 5 minutes you spend in the Ionian Basin!!! :lol:

by **Sierra Ledge Rat** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:40 pm

hightinerary wrote:I learned years ago that contour maps can be misleading; the steepness of a slope is just one factor in determining the degree of difficulty of a route. The specific nature of the terrain surface is important as well.

We decided once to take a shortcut out of the Sawtooth area in northern Yosemite back to the trail head. Looked good on the map. Ended up climbing through a field of talus that were the size of houses. First and last time I made such a mistake.

by **desainme** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:49 pm

homestake pass, interstate 90 talus

by **Bubba Suess** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:40 am

Enchanted Rock in Texas (note the person on the summit for perspective):

by **colinr** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 6:20 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSFMObszwHw[/youtube]

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