Backpacking

[BigPiney]

I did a cross country route around the Minarets and into south Eastern Yosemite for the last 6 nights. Amazing country. I'll share some pics tomorrow though I didn't take many.

We explored a canyon that we could find no record of anyone hiking the whole thing. We also pioneered a pass on the minarets that should not have been done.

Gained close to 20,000 ft of elevation over the week and most of that off trail. It was tough but awesome.

[falafel]

Holy shit, that sounds amazing. Can't wait to see the pics.

[Jeff Lebowski]

20,000 ft?

[Copelius]

Was it Yosemite or Yellowstone. I always confuse the two.

[bluegoose]

I did a cross country route around the Minarets and into south Eastern Yosemite for the last 6 nights. Amazing country. I'll share some pics tomorrow though I didn't take many.

We explored a canyon that we could find no record of anyone hiking the whole thing. We also pioneered a pass on the minarets that should not have been done.

Gained close to 20,000 ft of elevation over the week and most of that off trail. It was tough but awesome.

I saw something on your strava the other day and thought it was a glitch. Apparently not..... Yikes! Can't wait to see some pics.

[Bo Diddley]

I did a cross country route around the Minarets and into south Eastern Yosemite for the last 6 nights. Amazing country. I'll share some pics tomorrow though I didn't take many.

We explored a canyon that we could find no record of anyone hiking the whole thing. We also pioneered a pass on the minarets that should not have been done.

Gained close to 20,000 ft of elevation over the week and most of that off trail. It was tough but awesome.

[Moliere]

Holy crap, that’s a lot of elevation. You are in shape!

[BigPiney]

20,000 ft?

After recalculation of the final route turns out it was only 18,947 ft or so in 55 miles in 7 days. Sorry about the over estimation. https://caltopo.com/m/GCP5VNC

Here is a view in the middle of the trip looking south:

ViewSouth.jpg

This was what much of the cross country travel looks like. This was in super remote south eastern Yosemite:

LongCanyon.jpg

Our camp on the 2nd to last night looking east to the Minarets:

BlueLake.jpg



This shows the scope of some of these basins, talus, and climbs. In the center of this picture are 3 of my friends hiking up to see an bonus lake:

Scale.jpg

[Jeff Lebowski]

That is gorgeous country. Wow.

Would love to drop a fly or spinner in that lake.

[Bo Diddley]

Beautiful

[bluegoose]

[falafel]

I want to go to there.