[pct-l] Trail Conditions Red's Meadow to Tuolumne Meadows

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

Thanks Gary

I have already translated the essence of your post and posted to the
twitter. At least, one flied to USA. He know nothing. He was astonished when
I told him this years condition yesterday.

I will enter Tuolumne at the end of July. I may bring aluminum crampons(
very light ) for safty



2011/7/8 Gary Swing <homelessontherange at yahoo.com>

> Dear Yoshihiro,
>
> The current conditions here are extreme for an unusual year. I expect that
> what we encountered was much more difficult than normal for this time of
> year. Still, determined hikers can find a way around the worst obstacles.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Half Fast
> Previously on "Team Oops, We Lost One"
> Most recently on "Team Bad Call"
>
> "Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated." -- Mark Twain, writing
> from the Sierra Nevadas
>
>
> --- On *Thu, 7/7/11, Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Conditions Red's Meadow to Tuolumne Meadows
> To: "Gary Swing" <homelessontherange at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>, "Stephen Clark" <rowriver at gmail.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011, 4:12 PM
>
>
> Thanks
>
> I will teach those conditions to Japanese who fly to USA.
>
> 2011/7/8 Gary Swing <homelessontherange at yahoo.com<http://us.mc1107.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=homelessontherange@yahoo.com>
> >:I
> > Red's Meadow to Tuolumne Meadows wasn't too bad. Tuolumne Meadows to
> Sonora Pass was totally impassible, but we did it anyway. :-)
> >
> > Seriously, though, some of the fords in Yosemite were extreme and there's
> a ton of snow out there. The "trail" is buried deep under snow for the most
> part and the runoff conditions are epic, but we made it though by looking
> for log crossings, following the opposite of the creek in places, and
> avoiding certain snow slopes. The views are spectacular, but the snow and
> water conditions are absurd in many places. I think it would be nearly
> impossible to stay on the "trail" right now unless you follow a GPS track
> every step of the way and call out the Corps of Engineers to erect bridges
> over all the creeks.
> >
> > Have fun and don't drown out there.
> >
> > "Half Fast"
> > Arrived in Bridgeport July 7
> >
> > --- On Tue, 7/5/11, Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com<http://us.mc1107.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rowriver@gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com<http://us.mc1107.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rowriver@gmail.com>
> >
> > Subject: [pct-l] Trail Conditions Red's Meadow to Tuolumne Meadows
> > To: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net<http://us.mc1107.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pct-l@backcountry.net>
> >
> > Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 12:00 PM
> >
> >
> > Seeking a trail conditions report from anyone currently out there in the
> > vicinity of, or someone what has recently done, Red's Meadows to
> Tuolumne...
> > specifically Donohue Pass.  I have a hike scheduled along that section of
> > the PCT/JMT in a couple of weeks.  I'll have some "javerage"  semi
> > experienced, non technical backpackers with me and, with the snow
> conditions
> > I've been reading, am considering cancellation at this point. Don't have
> the
> > desire to have to lasso someone with no self arrest training as they
> slide
> > down a slope.
> > Thanks,
> > Quackers
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> --
> Sincerely
> --------------- --------------------------------------
> Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami  村上宣寛 )
> Blogs http://completewalker.blogspot.com/
> Photo http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/CompleteWalker/
> Backpacking since about 1980 in Japan
> 2009 JMT, the first America.
> 2010 JMT, the second America.
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>
>


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Sincerely
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Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami  村上宣寛 )
Blogs http://completewalker.blogspot.com/
Photo http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/CompleteWalker/
Backpacking since about 1980 in Japan
2009 JMT, the first America.
2010 JMT, the second America.
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