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Date |
| Yosemite, Tuolumne Meadows |
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| Tuolumne Meadows area,
from the Yosemite National Park Map |
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August 2001 |
| Tuolumne River and Lembert Dome,
at the Tuolumne Camp site. View to the North. |
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August 2001 |
| Daff Dome, south side, West of Tuolumne Meadows.
East Crack (level 5.9/5c) visible on the right. Popular route. |
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August 2001 |
| Daff Dome. Similar. |
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August 2001 |
| Daff Dome. Similar. |
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August 2001 |
| El Capitan, 1200 m rock face in Yosemite Valey. |
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August 2001 |
| Summit of Lembert Dome, Tuolumne meadows, view to the West.
Dome is accessible from the North East along a well marked trail. |
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August 2001 |
| Jean on top of Lembert Dome, 7.30 AM in the morning. |
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August 2001 |
| Summit Lembert Dome, 7.30 AM in the morning. View to the West. |
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August 2001 |
| South-East face of Lambert Dome
towards Tuolumne Meadow Camp site.
Possible to go down safely along mostly 3rd and some 4th degree slabs.
You end up 50 m west of the Road sign of the Tuolumne Lodge
on the main highway. |
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August 2001 |
| Murphy's Creek rock face.
Ideal for practising crack climbing.
Top ropes can be made with long cordelette around boulders.
Rock face is 40 minutes walk North-West of Tenaya Lake,
take the trail parallel to Murphy's Creek. |
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August 2001 |
| Detail of rock face. |
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August 2001 |
| Piewack dome, North of Tenaya lake. Height estimated 200 meters.
Note climber near the top below the rock face (1 small black dot). |
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August 2001 |
| Mountaineers Dome in Polly Dome area,
North-West of Tenaya Lake. Note climbers (small black dots).
This is a very popular route. |
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August 2001 |
| Mountaineers Dome in Polly Dome area,
North-West of Tenaya Lake. |
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August 2001 |
| Climbing a 5.8/5.9(5b/5c) crack/slab on Daff Dome. High east side, near highest forest.
Several good metal bolts on the higher slabs, also used for abseil.
Due to several bolts on various routes,
ideal spot for practising placing equipment
(nuts, camelots, hexes) and making ankers
on 5.8 (5b), 5.9 (5c) and 5.10 (6a) routes using a top rope. Bring two 60 m ropes.
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August 2001 |
| Injured hands after a day of ferocious crack climbing using the wrong technique. |
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August 2001 |
| Tuolumne Meadows, Lembert Dome (left) and
Mount Dana (3979 m; far middle-left) |
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August 2001 |
| Same |
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August 2001 |
| Entrance of Yosemite Park at
Tioga Pass, altitude 10000 feet (3000 m).
View at Mount Dana (3979 m). |
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August 2001 |
| Cairn half way to
Mount Dana at 11500 feet (3500 m) altitude. Note big marmot right of cairn.
From here carefully follow the trail up which is poorly marked in
the large scree slope (loose rocks). Do not go the right but stay in the middle. |
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August 2001 |
| Summit of Mount Dana, 13057 feet (3979 m).
Took us only 2h10m but resulted in nausea after returning. |
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August 2001 |
| San Francisco area |
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| Marin Country, view from Mount Tam (900 m?) to the South at Marin Country
with Sausolito, towards San Francisco in the fog. Note the forested suburbian area. |
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August 2001 |
| Alcatraz, view from the Bay Bridge (Oakland-San Francisco). |
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August 2001 |
| Micky Beach in Marin Country, last parking lot before
Stinton Beach on Highway 1 North. Has good 5.9 (5c) to 5.13 (7+) rock
faces and lots of bouldering. One of the few (illegal) nudist beaches in the area. |
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August 2001 |
| Same |
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August 2001 |
| Same |
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August 2001 |
| Same, climber on a 5.11 (6a+) |
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August 2001 |
| Same, bouldering. |
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August 2001 |
| Lake Tahoe Region, Lovers Leap at Strawberry |
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| Strawberry Lodge on Highway 50, some 20 km West of South Lake Tahoe. |
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August 2001 |
| Lover Leap Cliff near Strawberry on Highway 50,
between Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. Cliff is about 150 m high. 3 pitch routes. Bring a 60 m rope.
Haystack (5.8=5b) and Pop Bottle (5.6=4c) on the left. |
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August 2001 |
| Lovers Leap Rock Face, East Side.
Most popular side for rock climbing. Cliff is about 150 m high. |
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August 2001 |
| Lovers Leap Rock Face, middle. |
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August 2001 |
| Lovers Leap Rock Face, West Side. |
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August 2001 |
| Middle rock face of Lovers Leap |
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August 2001 |
| Lovers Leap Rock face. 150 m high.
Pop Bottle (far left, 5.6[4c) and Haystack (crack left, 5.8=5b)
visible. |
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August 2001 |
| Lovers Leap Rock face. 150 m high.
Pop Bottle (left, 5.6=4c) and Haystack (crack middle, 5.8=5b)
visible. |
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August 2001 |
| Same, more realistic view at near vertical face. |
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August 2001 |
| Rock climber on Pop Bottle (5.6=4c), Lovers leap. |
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August 2001 |
| and finally ... |
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| La nouvelle voiture en Etats Unis de l'Amerique et .... |
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August 2001 |
| .. le chien "Bugsy" et .... |
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August 2001 |
| La vielle voiture en Etats Unis de l'Europe. |
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August 2001 |
| Wounded rock climber after a silly mountain bike accident
in the last week (jamming breaks downhill causing a forward full salto). |
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August 2001 |
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