Bees @ Washboard Wall

Post by **DHB** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:22 am

I already PMd Rick, but I thought I'd let others know:

We went to Washboard Wall today and there were probably over 100 Ground Bees swarming around where the approach opens up at the wall. We were able to walk past them just fine, but when we got to the wall we realized there was a small hive below Tradmill and another much larger one in the dirt mound directly below Sticks and Stones.

We were on Barenjager and they left us pretty well alone, and i think you'd be fine on Brushfire, but that's about as far as I'd go. From the top pf Barenjager it looked like a lot of them were flying up into the cave, but I never got up there to check it out.

Post by KD » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:37 am

killuh beez - wu tang forvevr

Post by **Rotarypwr345704** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:23 am

BEADS?!?!?!? Now's not the time for beads!

Post by **RValentine09** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:41 pm

http://www.beecare.com/indexDynFrames.h ... Suit.htm&1

Post by **lena_chita** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:35 pm

There is another ground bee nest at Bruise Brothers. I think it is a new strategy to limit overcrowding.

Post by **gripster** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:47 pm

lena_chita wrote:There is another ground bee nest at Bruise Brothers. I think it is a new strategy to limit overcrowding.

i think i will head out there over the holiday weekend and just sit and watch the chaos ensue!

Post by **rustyvasectomy** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:15 pm

Ugh. Why do all the best crags always have problems. Washboard wall, more commonly known as "the motherlode of muir valley" houses nine, thats right, NINE of the most classic routes in the gorge. With super epic climbs such as "Bad Dentures," a 5.9 TR and Spider Crux, a 50 foot mixed 10b, this crag really has it all! I just don't know if a drive to the red is worth it with washboard wall out of the question...

Post by **gripster** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:26 pm

oh god i think i got on that mixed 10b once, i had tried to eradicate that memory from my brain. thanks a lot!

Post by **bjdm151** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:40 pm

RValentine09 wrote:http://www.beecare.com/indexDynFrames.h ... Suit.htm&1

I don't think I could climb in this heat wearing one of those.

Post by **sharon9999** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:58 pm

There are insects outside?!?!? That's it! I'm only climbing at the gym from now on!