Morning Snowshed Session / Snowshed; Donner Summit, CA 8/1

Early August I got out for a full morning session with my good friend John Yahr, Renown Medical Nurse of Reno, NV, and a new friend Sarah Clark also Renown Medical Nurse of Reno, NV.  We got on Devaluation, 5.7 80FT trad first and each took a turn, John lead the route.  Next we moved our anchor to Ariel, 11- 6bolts 60FT and we TRed that route, I got about 3/4 of the way up so I'm really glad I was able to make it that far with my knee.  Last Sarah and I climbed Composure, 5.6 120FT trad.  I've followed this route several times now and I think I want to go for the lead the next time I'm there.  It was a pretty standard morning I had a great time pulling down on quality rock and meeting new people.

Personal Review of Area : Rock/Climb Quality 9/10 - Size 8/10 - Accessibility 10/10
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Serious Post op 1/2 Day Hike / Mt Judah; Donner Summit, CA 7/28

Late July I meet up with my good friend Dan Mayes, UNR Physicist, and Lindsey Mayes UNR Admissions of Stead, NV, and of course no trip is complete without the amazing Amanda Mac!  We got to the parking area at the summit of Donner at 9 and set off on our adventure.  I'd never done a serious hike like this since breaking my knee so it was honestly yet another milestone on my recovery.  The hike begins on some switchbacks up a talus field, next you travel through a beautiful forest with wildflowers on either side.  There is an optional deviation of about 1mile roundtrip where you hike to the actual peak of Donner Summit.  Of note there are climbing anchors on the peak and this IS an established published climbing area.  We then continued on along the ridgeline of Mt Judah to the summit, and back down into the forest to make our way back a total of 6miles.  My knee was pretty sore by the end but I'm just really proud of how far I've come after less than 1yr from my second knee reconstruction surgery!