lancegranite Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 The lost walls of Kormona For your viewing pleasure: This little sub alpine wall is tucked up in the back of a little drainage. A long approach,river crossing and much bushwacking give the faithful a view like this. The good news:you will not need a sleeping bag, no camping allowed. The bad news: It's already been climbed. A couple of times. Things like this are no secret,have fun. Best wishes, L. Granite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 Finally, somebody posts some shiznit and everybody gets quiet...I can hear the Google from here. You guys are pussies! Sincerely, L.Granite  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Is this back in the same drainage as the Kromona Mine? I was back there a few years ago and don't remember seeing anything like that. How tall is the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 The beautiful boulders of Bishop Good news: easy access, free camping, lots of ridiculously good problems Bad news: flapper city Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Lance - Â You make the approach seem much longer/harder than it is. One thing for sure since the FS seems to be letting more a more roads decay a Honda 90 is looking like a very good buy. Â All these guys complain about crowding at climbing areas but I never seem to see anyone when I go. They aren't pussies they are lemmings. Â PP Â PS Work rush is almost over! My goal: humiliate RumR at his home turf (Smith) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 No motorbikes in a watershed. We did it in a 24 hour push on XC skis in April '97. We left at midnight to begin the approach and were hallucinating by the time we got back to the car.I was seeing rabbits and my partner watched me step over a old man laying in the trail. On the way out we discovered the tracks of two cougars who had followed us in. Just for fun, I waited to publish this until the weather was shit. Climbing is fun, L.Granite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Peter_Puget said: Lance - Â You make the approach seem much longer/harder than it is. One thing for sure since the FS seems to be letting more a more roads decay a Honda 90 is looking like a very good buy. Â All these guys complain about crowding at climbing areas but I never seem to see anyone when I go. They aren't pussies they are lemmings. Â PP Â PS Work rush is almost over! My goal: humiliate RumR at his home turf (Smith) Â hahahaha...bring it, Petey!!! Â How's the one-arm going? Got two the other day w/ my right...only one on my left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Distel32 said: That looks like the Alabama Hills just outside of Lone Pine, CA. That is where a ton of the old Westerns were filmed. The Alabama Hills are a dimunitive High Sierra--they born in the same way but whereas the High Sierra rose and rose, the Alabama Hills never did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Havent been to the gym in a month. But I have worked everyday but one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Hey Petey...you need to haul Eric T. down there too...he's all about pimpin da crimps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Peter_Puget said: All these guys complain about crowding at climbing areas but I never seem to see anyone when I go. They aren't pussies they are lemmings. Â You got that right, Mr. Puget. You won't see anybody if you go here: Â Â The only problem is, it isn't in some guidebook to "select" climbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Â That's the Renton crag that everybody gabs about eh? Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 That's it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 klenke said:That looks like the Alabama Hills just outside of Lone Pine, CA. That is where a ton of the old Westerns were filmed. The Alabama Hills are a dimunitive High Sierra--they born in the same way but whereas the High Sierra rose and rose, the Alabama Hills never did. Â Your N. Cascades ID skills may be sharp, but this may be a bit far afield for you. Those are indeed the fabled Buttermilks right outside Bishop, and in the lower right you will see the large distinctive Peabody boulders. Alabama hills are further south, and the rock there is different, and more prone to a brown patina. This is the Alabama Hills (Mt Whitney/Keeler Needle in the background is a dead giveaway): Â Â Â As an aside, in the new Looney Tunes film, you'll see them jump desert locations, from Red Rocks to Alabama Hills, then back to Red Rocks. I guess they unified locations by importing phony Saguaros to both locations. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Hey Snot White, what part of the word "like" doesn't make sense to you? It looks "like" the Alabama Hills. How much "like" is a matter of opinion. Like, totally dude. Like like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 Bronco said: Is this back in the same drainage as the Kromona Mine? I was back there a few years ago and don't remember seeing anything like that. How tall is the wall? The Kormona Mine is near Mt. Stickney. There are some cliffs on the south side of the basin. Map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 (edited) RuMR said:How's the one-arm going? Got two the other day w/ my right...only one on my left  Speaking of feat's of strength, I just read on some fitness type website (mainly for weight lifters) that an "advanced" exercise is to perform a one legged squat, arms straight out in front, one leg straight out in pike position, squat down ass to calf and back up. Give it a try, it's not too hard, and probably good for developing hip strength and balance. I can only do six with each leg, but no one arm chin ups. Edited November 20, 2003 by Bronco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 yeah, i watched them film some of that (Loony Tunes Movie) while the cop at the trailhead berated me on how shitty my cams looked and how we were lame for not toking up back in the canyon, and that we should have guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 Or you could always come to BC where stuff like this is one hour from the truck. On second thought, don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted November 21, 2003 Author Share Posted November 21, 2003 Enjoy... Winter in Washington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 lance, Â yur funny!!! so werked up!!! dont worry we'll climb it. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 I got a look at the "Lost Walls of Kormona" yesterday. They look very impressive. The approach can't be all that hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szyjakowski Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 This little sub alpine wall is tucked up in the back of a little drainage. A long approach,river crossing and much bushwacking give the faithful a view like this. Â hey CBS why would lance lie?!? Â Alabama hills are fun just "like" all the other craggin areas on the eastside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted August 23, 2004 Author Share Posted August 23, 2004 CBS is right, the approach was not that bad, it just took some time to ford the last mile or so. The brush and Sitka Alder is pretty tall. One bit of beta: if the log crossing is still there, go around it, scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 The wall looked like it was about six pitches or so, but from the distance I couldn't tell much about how it protects. Prospect peak lies about halfway between the fine granite of Static Point and the chossy metamorphic of Stickney. Could be good or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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