Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:17 pmlcarreau wrote:
I bet I could trundle the one on the right.
I bet I could trundle the one on the right.
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:17 pmI bet I could trundle the one on the right.
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:47 pmSpotted this stone desk/chair in Lyell Canyon a couple of years ago, though it is really a boulder and not a talus field.
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:25 amSierra 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 ...?
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:13 amRe. 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.
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:11 amBaarb wrote: Also doesn't look like a piece of cake to get up and down there.
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:18 amCan'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
Quite the boulder by rockthrowjoe, on Flickr
Another one.
Mass Wasting! by rockthrowjoe, on Flickr
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:28 amrockthrowjoe >>>"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.
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:54 pmhere I am 18 years old sierras john muir wilderness.
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Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:41 pmI 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.
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:30 pmhightinerary 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!!!
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:40 pmhightinerary 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.
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:49 pmhomestake pass, interstate 90 talus
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:40 amEnchanted Rock in Texas (note the person on the summit for perspective):
Re: show me your talus, impress me
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 6:20 pm[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSFMObszwHw[/youtube]