The Cables Route is the standard day hike up Half Dome. It's an all-day affair and is no joke – particularly in inclement weather conditions. Yet another reminder to be careful out there – even on seemingly easy terrain. Weather can turn even the tamest of routes into a nightmarish epic.
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I've just installed a brand-spanking-new forum section here on Sierra Journal. The link is in the navigation above, on the far right just below the SJ banner. I truly hope this can be a useful resource for all you Sierra climbers, skiers, back
I'm finally at a point where I can feel okay about the fast-approaching end of backcountry ski season. It's not here just yet – there's still a ton of snow out there. I might even try to get some in this weekend, but what I'
Makes it kinda hard to plan for a weekend of ski mountaineering in the Eastern Sierra when this is the weather information I have available. See below for two wildly divergent weather forecasts for the same time period at the exact same place. Am
How's that for a blog post title? This is gonna be one seriously riveting post I tell you. I was planning on hitting the Eastern Sierra this weekend for some spring backcountry skiing, which would have made for a great Monday post, but
I just spoke to a nice ranger at the Lee Vining ranger station. They informed me that Tioga Road is indeed open all the way up to the eastern gate at Tioga Pass. That means Mt. Dana is accessible for the annual backcountry skiing pilgrimage
Another victim fell prey to a tree collision at Squaw Valley on Thursday. That brings the year's death-toll to three as the resort season winds down. The other two deaths were earlier this season due to in-bound avalanches. One was a s
The final snow survey of the season has come and gone and the Department of Water Resources has found that the 08/09 snowpack measures up at 66% of average. That marks the third straight year of below average snow depths. From myMotherLoad:
