Mount Dade - Sierra Nevada

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Mount Dade - Sierra Nevada

Postby Cy Kaicener » Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:41 am

Kathy has some great pictures from Mt Dade in the northern Sierra. Thats an acceptable reason for not being at the get together :)
http://kathywing.smugmug.com/gallery/87 ... 4895_FFbFG
I think the road head is a little above 10'000 feet

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Postby KathyW » Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:44 pm

Cy: Thanks for checking out my pictures - it was so beautiful out there yesterday, so I just had to check out the photos as soon as I got home. That route up Dade has been on my list for a while, but it has to be timed right to have good conditions in the couloir. The conditions were pretty good in the Hourglass Couloir yesterday - firm snow in the morning that softened up good as the day went on. Pretty soon the couloir will be done for the season as it'll turn into a combination of steep loose sand and scree and hard ice - not something I'd want to deal with in a steep couloir.

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Postby bluerail » Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:14 pm

beautiful scenery and photos, thanks for sharing. Living in the desert in the summer, it's hard to believe theres that much snow....anywhere.
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Postby magikwalt » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:03 am

Great photos Kathy! Keep it up. I almost have Jean talked into taking a winter mountaineering course up in the Sierras.
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Postby zippetydude » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:54 am

Wow! Amazing trip Kathy. Going up at that angle, in the snow, at that elevation must have been tough...you're a monster!

Pic 15 brings back memories for me - I backpacked up to Lake Italy with my dad when I was 16. Long time ago.

Sorry we missed you at the party, but what a great day you had instead!

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Postby lilbitmo » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:30 pm

Kathy, nice TR and Pictures

This is one of my favorite views of the world
Image just like number 4 of your pictures.

I have specific instructions from a close friend that I'm to leave his ashes right where I'm standing taking these pictures, it's his favorit spot in the world as well.

Thanks for sharing. :D
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Postby tinaballina » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:35 pm

Very nice Kathy, i set one of them as my screen saver. Breath taking.
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Postby FIGHT ON » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:58 pm

Those are nice pictures. Imagine if you had a better camera!
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Postby KathyW » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:55 pm

Thanks everyone for your nice comments.

Walt: There are some good classes out there - do it because there's no better time to enjoy the Sierra than in the spring/early summer once the danger of avalanches subsides and the snow is nicely consolidated.

Zip: Actually, going up the Couloir wasn't bad because the snow was still fairly hard and the snow cups were minimal; so it was just a matter of cramponing up a fairly smooth surface. Later in the day it would have been post-hole hell trying to go up. Above the couloir it was tougher going when I had to cross the snow because it wasn't consolidated.

lilbitmo: That's a really nice pic.

Tinaballina: It is really nice in the Sierra - we're lucky to live close to such a beautiful area.
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