Skiing North Peak Couloir in late July
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- Опубліковано 13 лис 2017
- Left San Francisco early in the morning to drive out to the edge of Yosemite on SaturdayJuly 22, 2017 with the hope to get at least one more day of skiing in for the season. The snow was melting fast but we had heard there were still a couple skiable lines out by Tioga Pass. I had been wanting to ski the North Peak Couloirs since I first heard about them earlier in the season and knowing that they are ice climbing routes in late summer, I knew there would still be some snow left. The approach took longer than expected but after a few hours we finally came to the base of the couloirs. The right couloir was our desired line but was unclimbable due to a massive bergschrund at the bottom so we opted to ski the leftmost couloir. Steeper, narrower, and significantly more exposed, it was sketchy to say the least but we were stoked. People throw the term "no fall zone" out there a lot but this was a true no fall zone. The entire couloir was over 50 degrees and ended in a cliff band rock garden so we decided to climb and ski with ice axes in hand. Snow conditions were honestly pretty awful but I felt confident in my ability to ski the line and after dropping in, it felt fine. The crux was skiing through a 2 foot wide section with 600 ft of exposure below, but after that we were able to link up some hop turns and and enjoy the skiing. The hike back to the south end of saddlebag lake was surreal at sunset. Hands down one of the most beautiful places I have visited. Even with the Detwiler fire raging just west of Yosemite, the stars were out in full force as we hiked the last mile or so back to camp in pitch dark. It was truly an epic end to my first season in the backcountry.
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Never be afraid to come back again when the snow conditions are right. That's what I was doing back in the '60s. And I'm still here.
The wine or beer,the steaks,burgers,chili await you mtn.men! Totally awesome video,great adventure! Wonderful to have this on video.You guys rock!!
congratulations! to both of you!
I am always relieved when these adventures are over...
The exposure ALWAYS psyches me out especially when the going gets narrow.
props for climbing up that. good job
@Armando Lachlan I just read all bad reviews on flixzone.
Oh yeah- sun cupped crusted corn...My Favorite! congrats on the trip as a whole. fun.
Stout! Stout! Stout! My brother and I used to bag stuff like this. Cool vid, thanks for sharing.
Wow. That snow was in bad shape. Great work guys.
I like the DIY whippet
If you guys are tackling stuff like this with limited experience, that's brave. Just be safe, it can turn bad real quick.
Great video and solid turns! Nice job
Gnarly sun cupped snow. Awesome dude.
i dont know who is disliking ur content but they should def go outside some of the best content ive seen ur a savage tyler
Adventure good. Nice work, guys!!!
Awesome video!
Bold and brave... stay safe
Amazing
It's good to be young and bold
Maybe next time in June eh boys? :P haha great work though
Hell yes!
Nice vid
Crunchy icy
No fall zone!
Sick
Sidestepping North Couloir.
Gnarly👊
Where is this
Ethiopia!! Idiot
Hmm I see the same haters on my skiing vid are here as well. Looks like fun to me.
Where is this at ???
muhamed faour read description
That dosent even look like sking to me it looks like ur just trying not to fall lol great video thoe you got some balls
damn right youre trying not to fall.
that snow is sketchy af
Savage
Yeah nah fuck that. Thats some of the worst snow i've ever seen, and I live in Scotland.
Too bad there was no skiing on your ski tour, Still those kind of “fun” experiences builds character for the really shitty stuff that always appears when you least expect it, still better than not doing it! 🐺👍🧗🏻♂️
looks not as if it was fun ;)
Doesn't look like fun at all
so ya call that skiing?
This is why u don’t ski at this time of year