Bagley

"Expressionist director G.W. Pabst was brought in to oversee dramatic scenes shot in the studio." Must be a true climbing movie if "Pabst" is involved.

Check out this page: http://www.summitpost.org/route/265396/9-o-clock-couloir.html I was up there yesterday with jlag and the ice was snowy, I mean the snow was icy. . . .either way I agree with these other folks.

I'm heading down at the same time. Lee Vining ice, Bishop Area CLimbs, bouldering, then on to desert cracks. Hey, then i was thinkin really really hard, and then WHAM, like a locmotive driven by Casey Jones high on tatertots, this really really cool idea hits me,"WOAH man, hot springs". . . . That place is really really ridiculously cooooooooooool. Hope I figure the rest of it out sometime. Maybe I'll go raid one of the cabins up at Tioga Pass by moonlight, on skis, with a Year of the Horse mask on. Then guess who they'll pin the fun on.

Thank you for Yoda's (Nelson) link!! Perhaps one day I'll be as wise as the master of all masters, and use The Force. I DO appreciate your gentlemen's opinions and info. Looks like the way to ski in is to do the Robotto: grueling, though with the proper Jedi training. . .

What is the ski in like, especially from the creek up to the lake? Where have you camped comfortably? Would the ice sections be extremely awkward with skis or a board on your back in your opinion? What month did you do it and what did you find? What was your favorite and least favorite part of the experience? any other routes like this you'd suggest within weekend striking range?