Placing an ice climbing screw is one of the most challenging aspects of ice climbing. While a cam may take..
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The better you can use your feet, the easier it is to climb ice. Having sharp and appropriate crampons definitely..
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there are as many ice climbing tool leash choices out there as there are tools...
The ice climbing tool pick is your interface with the ice, and should be your next concern after the swing...
Ice climbing tools have gone through a dramatic phase of change in the past many years. New technology, advancing technique..
This article is intended to inform you of the features and uses of modern ice climbing gear. The focus is..
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The following table compares the pricing of Metolius Ultralight Offset TCUs with similar type gear: Table 5: Pricing Camming Unit..
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- [TR] Mt hood - Hogs back 05/27/2020 May 27, 2020Trip: Mt hood - Hogs back Trip Date: 05/27/2020 Trip Report: Great conditions. Recommend leaving between 12am-1. The mountain falls apart with sun. 6 hours to the top. Left hand side of pearly gates were awesome. The old shute is tracked out and a missile zone. Crowds dependent. Bring skis if possible and leave at […]
- Sauk River Road Access? May 26, 2020Does anyone know the status of the North Fork Sauk River Road? (AKA Sloan Creek, AKA Rd 49). I know the FS says it's blocked by a slide, but I heard this might be passable. Just hoping someone has fresh beta. Thanks.
- [TR] Mt. Hood - South Side Pearly Gates 05/24/2020 May 26, 2020Trip: Mt. Hood - South Side Pearly Gates Trip Date: 05/24/2020 Trip Report: Nothing short of perfect climbing conditions on Mt. Hood Sunday morning. Our party of three started right about midnight. The sky was clear and the stars were out but the waxing crescent moon provided no additional light for us. Snow conditions were […]
- [TR] South Sister - Silver Couloir 05/25/2020 May 26, 2020Trip: South Sister - Silver Couloir Trip Date: 05/25/2020 Trip Report: Images: https://imgur.com/a/5vQUocK 9 PM start 11 PM pass North / Middle sister climbers trail on Camp Lake trail 12:45 AM Camp Lake 5 AM base of the climb 7 AM heading down from North Face Couloir 8 AM top of Silver Couloir 8:45 AM […]
- [TR] Mt. Stuart - Ice Cliff Glacier 05/24/2020 May 26, 2020Trip: Mt. Stuart - Ice Cliff Glacier Trip Date: 05/24/2020 Trip Report: Yesterday my friend Matt and I Climbed Mt. Stuart's Ice Cliff Glacier. They opened up the Icicle on Friday but are keeping Eight Mile road gated until next weekend. So we got to Leavenworth around 8:30 or so Saturday morning and started biking […]