Photos by rhyang

Me leading a WI3 on the Chouinard Falls area of Lee Vining Canyon, California

ice in LVC

16-March-2007: 20-30m practice flows at Haffner Creek

17-March-2007: 3rd pitch of Professor Falls (WI4). I led up the stepped out line. Soft, plastic, fat ice. Maybe more like WI3+ ? I understand there is normally sort of a cave on the upper left, but it was filled in with ice by now. It still made for a fun traverse right.

3-February-2007: High On Boulder, as viewed from the approach.

4-February-2007: first two pitches of High On Boulder. First pitch is a two-tiered WI3, second pitch is the crux, a WI4 headwall.

20-January-2007: K. Chaltikian bouldering on Sunny Falls. An arctic air mass with low snowfall had blessed Eagle Creek Canyon with ice ... he later led a couple of WI4 lines on this short wall (20m ?)

20-January-2007: an arctic air mass had been in the Tahoe area, causing lots of things to form up. Some locals told us this 30m was about WI4+ and it felt pretty steep ... this was on the south side of Eagle Creek Canyon (north-facing) opposite Sunny Falls. Bolt anchors at the top - K. Chaltikian led it - he first lassoed the pillar, then placed two cams before getting a solid ice screw in.

Have to wear an ankle brace for about another month. I can bike and hike, but nothing high-impact like talus-hopping (healing calcaneal fracture).

27-July-2007: After four months out of action, back on lead - a short bolted 5.7 slab route not listed in the Seki guide.

12-August-2007: Bear Creek Spire's summit block - an unprotected 5.6 mantel leads to the top - easy but exposed.

12-August-2007: climbers on the final ridge traverse to the summit. This is some distance above where the N Arete and NE Ridge join.

3-Feb-2010: Me leading an easy WI3 in South Park

3-Feb-2010: Me off belay after leading a WI3 in South Park