Climb2000

What is this? 

The climbing week of the year will be located  in  Lake Tahoe and Yosemity (USA) the first week of July.
 
Climbing friends from previous climbing weeks (and their friends), who take responsibility for themselves, are welcome to join this unorganised no-commercial fun in good international company.
 
 

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Where to meet and where to stay. 

I suggest that we meet in Lake Tahoe in the evening of the 2nd. of July. It's a bit hard to find a good campground for this time of the year, but Diana and I will try to make reservations at Donner Memorial park campground situated at Donner Lake (see map)  in the northern part in the Lake Tahoe area. In the middle of the week we could drive down to Yossemity, which is about a four hours drive.

Relevant links for Yosemity (if you find more good links, just let me know, and I'll add them to the list) 

General:

http://ghiz.org/climbinglinks.shtml

Yosemite:
http://www.climbnet.com/ccn/yosemite/index.html 

http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~qtluong/mountain/yosemite/
   check out the Easy Climbs, Nearby Places
http://www.primenet.com/~midds/Yos.html

HalfDome:
http://ghiz.org/halfdome.shtml

Additional information on staying at Yosemite:
http://www.yosemite.org/

National Parks Pages:
http://www.nps.gov/parks.html

EXCELLENT PAGE:
Excerpts from
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~qtluong/mountain/yosemite/practical.html
 
 
Relevant links for Lake Tahoe

http://www.climbnet.com/ccn/tahoe/routes.html

http://www.tahoevacationguide.com/Activities/rockclimbing.html
 
 

General links about US national parks

http://www.reserveamerica.com
 

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Bears!!

http://www.nps.gov/yose/bear2.htmDriven by their powerful sense of smell,
black bears are drawn to human food. Once they get it, they continue to seek
it out—from backpacks, picnic tables, ice chests, and even cars. As their
natural fear of people fades, they may become aggressive. When bears become
too aggressive, they often have to be killed. In 1998, bears caused over
$630,000 in property damage during their pursuit of human food and garbage.
The only way to stop this devastating cycle is to make sure that all food
and trash are stored properly.
No Food In Cars!
Property damage caused by black bears exceeded $630,000 in 1998 with over
1100 vehicles broken into by bears. In 1997, approximately 900 cars were
damaged by bears. Most of these incidents were caused by improper food
storage. If your car will be parked in Yosemite after dark, it must not
contain any food or related items (see storage instructions in following
sections).
• Bears have damaged cars for as little as a stick of gum or an empty soda
can, so thoroughly search you car and remove all potential bear attractants.
Bears can clearly smell any food in a car, even when it's stored in the
vehicle's trunk!
• Bears recognize ice chests, grocery bags, and other food-related supplies.
Such items, even when empty, have residual odors. Remove them from vehicles
and store them securely. Also remove drinks, garbage, and scented articles
such as soap, sunscreen, and toothpaste from vehicles. Don't forget to check
the glove compartment!
• Clear your car's interior of clutter. This will reduce the chances of a
bear mistaking an article for food, and increase the chances that you will
find any stray french fries or other overlooked food. Child car seats should
be removed from vehicles since they often have residual food smells.
• Remove all trash and place it in animal-resistant trash cans or dumpsters.
Campgrounds
• Federal regulations require that all food and related supplies be stored
in the metal storage "bear boxes" in each campsite. Each box measures
38"x48"x22".No food storage is allowed in vehicles.
• Food and related items must be stored in bear boxes at ALL times (except
when food is actually being prepared and eaten). Bears enter campsites
during the day, even when people are present. Keep bear boxes latched and
secured with their clips at all times.
• Dispose of garbage frequently in animal-resistant dumpsters and cans.
Don't leave any garbage in your campsite, especially at night.
Lodging
• Remove all food and food-related items from vehicles.
• Guests staying in hard-sided cabins must store such supplies indoors.
• Guests staying in canvas tent-cabins must store food and related items in
lockers (ask at front desk for locker locations).
• Clean out trash, empty food containers, and scented articlesfrom vehicles
before leaving them parked overnight.
Picnic Areas
Stay close to your food, and put it away as soon as you are finished eating.
Bears may enter picnic areas, even when people are present, so be prepared
to repel them (see "Bear Safety" below).
Trailhead Food Storage
It is highly recommended that no food or food-related supplies be left in
vehicles parked overnight at trailheads. Currently there are storage boxes
for backpackers departing from Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows
trailheads. Ask for locations when acquiring a wilderness permit.
 

Backcountry
The National Park Service strongly encourages backpackers to carry and use
bear-resistant food storage canisters. These portable containers are the
most effective way for backpackers to store food in wilderness areas. All
other techniques are considered only delay tactics, as bears are cleverly
able to defeat most other backcountry food storage methods. Each plastic
canister weighs less than 3 pounds, fits in a full-sized backpack, and is
capable of holding up to 5 to 7 days' worth of food for one person.
Bear Safety
Never approach a bear, regardless of its size. If you encounter a bear, act
immediately: throw small stones or sticks toward the bear from a safe
distance. Yell, clap hands, bang pots together. If there is more than one
person, stand together to present a more intimidating figure, but do not
surround the bear. Use caution if you see cubs, as a mother may act
aggressively to defend them.
When done immediately, these actions have been successful in scaring bears
away. Never try and retrieve anything once a bear has it. Report all
incidents to a park ranger.
NOTE: These regulations and precautions help decrease the chance of personal
injury or property damage. However, bear damage and confrontations are still
possible even when all of the above guidelines are followed.

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Previous climbing weeks. 

The past 4 years some of us have dedicated one week of the year for climbing. A week we  are looking forward to all the year till it's suddenly there.  This has been a good tradition that we'd like to continue.

Some images from previous climbing-weeks:
2000: Lake Tahoe & Yosemity, USA
1999: Lofoten, Norway
1998: Bergell, Albigna (Switzerland)
1997: Jotunheimen (Norway)
1996: Cella & Arco (Italy)
 

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People who will or might show up

Planning to come?  (new info. added)

Anders Flaarønning
E-mail: to@anders.ws
Phone home: +1 480 663-6761
Fax: +1 480 970-3096
Dianas mobile phone: +1 602 617-2409  (We will take this phone to the climbing week)
URL: anders.ws
 

Anders

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