TR: Bishop Pass, Muir Pass, Lamarck Col 7/1/23-7/4/23
- KathyW
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Re: TR: Bishop Pass, Muir Pass, Lamarck Col 7/1/23-7/4/23
Great report. Thank you so much for posting it.
- Matthewkphx
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Re: TR: Bishop Pass, Muir Pass, Lamarck Col 7/1/23-7/4/23
Hiked up the Piute Pass trail yesterday (7/11).
We turned around at the long traverse of a steep snowfield just below Loch Leven. The snow was extremely slippery/slushy and the runout was into boulders and trees. Other people had gone up it but it felt too risky to us. I suspect it will be much safer in a week or two.
We were both glad to have made the trip and my friend enjoyed their first trip to the Sierras so it was a success even though it turned into a dayhike rather than a couple nights out.
Gate at day-use parking lot was closed in the morning but had been opened by the afternoon. Summer has arrived.
We turned around at the long traverse of a steep snowfield just below Loch Leven. The snow was extremely slippery/slushy and the runout was into boulders and trees. Other people had gone up it but it felt too risky to us. I suspect it will be much safer in a week or two.
We were both glad to have made the trip and my friend enjoyed their first trip to the Sierras so it was a success even though it turned into a dayhike rather than a couple nights out.
Gate at day-use parking lot was closed in the morning but had been opened by the afternoon. Summer has arrived.
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Re: TR: Bishop Pass, Muir Pass, Lamarck Col 7/1/23-7/4/23
Wonderful report, great writing! - and photos are a bit jaw-dropping and silence-inducing. Good info. re. the avalanche damage and ongoing risk of wet slides. Thank you very much!
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