Weekend_Climberz

Damn. That's pretty fuct!! When dogs come around my house, my five cats gang up on them.

Well, I do rest the fang on the ice, though when I sink my tools usually there's no side to side possible. They are pretty much set. Now when I'm hooking an icicle or on rock, I'm focusing on not moving from side to side anyway, since the placement is usually marginal, so it's not really an issue. It maybe a technique issue, though I wouldn't be the best person to be giving out technique advice. This has been my experience so far, though. :tup:

Nice TR. That place looks stellar and I bet the crowds are bearable too :tup: What's the elevation of some of those peaks?

So, did the plastic pieces slide around on the tool, i.e. they were not tightly screwed onto the tool and/or didn't fit properly onto the tool. Or, was it that they made for a slick surface where the plastic contacted the ice causing the bottom of the whole tool to slide around. I think at least I'm a bit confused, maybe others too.

I used to ski pretty hard back in the day, and I loved the bumps. Now that my knee's are shit, I have only been to a resort once in the last two seasons. For some reason, skiing soft pow-pow in the B/C is far more appealing.

Looks like we didn't get a good look at that second pitch. I wonder what it was that we saw, because there was a definate wet streak on the upper right of the bowl above the first pitch. Maybe something new??

Nice ice stokey :tup: I wish I could get across the border with a smile. It usually requires some pleading and a promise to my partner to cut my hair before I come across next time

Nice photos :tup:

Zenith look'n pretty good :tup: The Emerald, oops, what's that shizzle to the left there?? The Cable, looks leadable (Jens??, Eric8??) Delusions of Grand Do'er?? The ice on the lake looks passable on foot...I'm not that brave though Champagne, lower half looking a little beat up. Sorry about that

Is it a route where you must flip the camera off on every move? That would be sick :tup:

But seriously, if you are not planning on drilling any more than this, doing it by hand would probably work. Plan on a good day to get it done. If it takes you fifteen minutes each, well you can do the math.

Oh, got it! No the 2nd pitch in the gully above what is seen from the road is still thin and wet looking. We didn't walk up to it, but could see lots of blackness between light streaks of ice.

Hell, yeah :tup:

I use mine without leashes and a strike attachment. I like them for two reasons and don't for one: 1. It protects my hands. On occasion I will climb without gloves and they protect my knuckles superbly. 2. My hands are just the right size for camming my middle-pinky fingers in the fang. This helps me pump out less quickly (though I still pump out quick) as I don't have to grip my actual ice tool. Feels funky with gloves on, but it's pretty secure. 3. I don't like them because they prevent usage of the clipping point on the spike of the tool. I had to drill through the fang to attach my umbelicals for those times when dropping a tool is bad news.

I'll try to put up photos later tonight if time allows.

Nice TR So many mountains, so little time.

Oh, I should add that we walked up to the Emerald and it was pissing water over the ice. It was definately climbable, but I would recommend a poncho and snorkel with the customary face mask :tup:

:lmao: Such harhness from a newb? You'll get yours

Aw, that's a better explanation. Anyway, nice jorb goobs :tup:

Well, Americans wanting to be Canadians is nothing new. Canadians wanting to be Americans is something to behold

How about one of these fine establishments? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003535398_coffeegirls22e.html

Wow!! Simply Wow!! Thinking about how much faceting and hoar frost I saw the weekend before last, I decided to go ice climbing this past weekend. I think this cold layer of light unconsolidated powder will probably be giving BC riders problems for a while.

The one not having the most fun

Looks pretty good :tup: I've heard rumors of stuff around Lake Pend O'reille, too. The boat ride past the submarine base still spooks me out though :tdown:

Nice find Dru. :tup: Am I the only person who finds it ironic that there's a creek with the name of an American state in Canada (the home state or our great president none the less). Dru is really a closet Canadian cowboy.