Ice Climbing in Lee Vining Canyon -
I got my first taste of Sierra ice this winter. This past weekend I teemed up with Gwen Linde, who is a PhD student in geology at UNR, and went down to climb California's best ice, Lee Vining Canyon. Lee Vining is just outside the east entrance to Yosemite National Park. It is in a spectacular location down amidst a deep canyon. Most of the ice flows are on shady north-facing slopes, so they stay relatively cool throughout the winter. It turned out that the ice was perfect and the approach was superb. Gwen and I both led WI3 routes on Chouinard Wall and we did a bit of top roping too. With such a poor snow season and such great ice I guess it is a no brainer.
About Me
- Tom Dilts
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- I've introduced this blog as a way to share GIS tips and techniques for ecologists and land managers. With more spatial data available than ever and spatial data being more central to ecological studies having straightforward solutions would likely help many people. I'll share some of what I've learned along the way and hopefully that will help some folks. My background: I've had a lifelong interest in all things geographical since elementary school. I attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks majoring in geography, but with an interest in landscapes and ecology. After university I worked for the Bureau of Land Management in Glennallen and Fairbanks Alaska doing GIS work for land use planning. Then I returned to a university setting where I did my master's in geography at the University of Nevada Reno. I graduated in 2007 and began working for Dr. Peter Weisberg in the Great Basin Landscape Ecology Lab at UNR where I am today.
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