Trip: Red Rocks Nevada - a bunch
Date: 4/4/2017
Trip Report:
Channel all of your winter angst and hatred towards me. I went to Red Rocks 3 times in the last 5 months. sorry to do this to you again.
https://waynewallace.wordpress.com/2017/04/05/red-rocks-17/
https://waynewallace.wordpress.com/2016/12/17/escape-to-the-desert-part-2/
https://waynewallace.wordpress.com/2016/11/05/red-rocks-16/
We did the first 2 pitches yesterday. Climbable, but sketchy ice was the theme, the rain made a runnel on the top pitch, making it unclimbable. The snow dumps hammered the ice on the bottom 2 pitches, making them hollow, rotten.
Trip: Hyalite 2-17 -
Date: 2/22/2017
Trip Report:
Personal journal report here
Well ice season is NOT over yet, just gotta drive a bit. Bill and I found Hyalite in epic fat shape and did a 3 day weekend that was so fun. Included in the Madness: Zack Attack 5p wi5, m5, Scepter-Mummy3-4 linkup 3p wi5-6. Go get some!!
http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1153419/TR_Mt_Hood_The_Pencil_FA_1_30_#Post1153419
they are doing some fun things on Hood these days
Wow, the Pencil finally goes down! Congrats on getting it done. I have been excited to see the Portland alpine scene revitalize. You guys look to be having a good time doing it. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, I had to go up the left finish when I fa'd that one in about the same shape, BUT that direct pillar on the right finish has not been in like that before that I have seen!!!
Thanks Lowell for keeping this alive!
I am not sure it is up to the standards, but the late Laurel Fan and I did a 2-3 pitch mixed route on Bryant Buttress are above Source lake last year" "The Circumvention" , she called it., I tried to repeat it but it wasnt "in" last month.
I doubt it, I have been spraying about it for a long time and tracking every public report for that wall. You win the prize for best lime on that wall IMO! Especially with that finish.
It takes a little while for stuff to build in Washington, hang in there! See you out there soon enough.
Canada is going off however. Just got back from a quicky trip! https://waynewallace.wordpress.com/2016/12/08/canada-ice-12-16/
Trip: 2 weeks in Red Rocks! -
Date: 11/4/2016
Trip Report:
Could have done much more climbing, but taking a vacation is nice too. Ended up getting in almost 60 pitches with Glaskowkiss, aka CrazyPolishBob, though and had a great time NOT camping out when the rain and wind hit every few days. Did see that there is a new guide book that just hit the shelves too. With record rains hitting the Northwest, what a great time to be in the desert!
More on personal journal..