Mammoth Mountain > Yosemite > Virginia Lakes (May 1997)
Self supported tour (on skinny telemark kit) in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, from Mammoth to Yosemite and beyond
Added 28 May 22 by GeoffGaunt
Trailhead start in Mammoth Mountain resort
Hiking through burned forest
Tricky creek crossing
Start of the skinning
First campsite
Crampons on early morning boilerplate
Negotiating a cornice
Combat skiing through forest
Cold breakfast in camp
More boilerplate in the morning
Flipping hot by lunchtime!
James showing off his tele-turns with a heavy pack
Admiring our tracks
No more snow - 2 day hike into Yosemite Valley
... more hiking
... nearly there
Angel Falls
Half Dome in the distance
El Capitain
Tioga Pass road
Snow blower clearing Tioga Road
Tolumne Meadows
Tolumne Meadows hut/campground
Cheating - picked up by the park wardens
Top of Tioga Pass
Back on skis
Mono Lake in the distance
Summit Lake camp
Ascent to Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks downclimb (should have skiid it)
Ski out along Horse Creeek
Back to civilisation at Virginia Lakes