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Thanks again Joe for planting the seed this season for a greatest hits trip! Believe it or not I had never done any of these routes before they all are required reading for sure. After years of mostly loacl & MT stuff Canada is what the doctor ordered. I definately need to get back up there again!

F*#K Yeah! Sweet! Clutch too!

Trip: Canadian Rockies - Ice of Course Date: 2/5/2011 Trip Report: Joe and I had four days to go and get some in Canada. Our list of objectives had to be changed some due to avy conditions. We still got plenty of nice pitches in though. Feb 5-8 Day 1 leave at 5am 1pm rack up climb Carlsberg Day 2 Weeping Wall Right Day 3 Professors Day 4 Louise Falls 6pm home Cberg Weeping Wall Right Watched this guy pick some poor guys packs we left car geared up no gear at base Professors Louise the coldest day -10F no we did not see the sun taken on way out After climbing local funk and Hyalite this season it was sweet to get back up to Canada. Gear Notes: screws draws 70M rope Approach Notes: Short and sweet

Blake I have a few that you might be interested in I'll send you a PM.

So sad are these times. How quickly things change photo stoke from 1-6-11 praying for the cold to return. Joe aka PU getting it done

Thanks Dane I'll look else where

Any word on conditions?

Ice routes I use punsher or thinner spring park snowboard gloves climbing & bd ice gloves belay if cold and or wet. For lib ridge and the likes thin spring park most of the go and ice gloves if cold. Winter alpine more just punisher and maybe ice gloves if cold. Alternate only if really wet otherwise just put single pair of thinner gloves in coat while belaying with ice gloves. I have tried the mechanics glove and work type found thin snowboard gloves suit me better. Check out Dakine, EMS or Rome after season on sale. I have a pair of mitts that I have never used but I have warm hands I guess. Either way the thinner the glove I can get by with the better.

Nice tick guys!

Sweet! Fun climb. To bad careless assholes climb mountains too.

Right On!

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Trip: Leigh Lake/Snowshoe Peak MT - Lake Side Ice Date: 2/21/2010 Trip Report: So PU gives me call to see about going in to Leigh Lake and climbing some ice. He made a recon hike about a month earlier and found the goods. I had only been there once in the summer with the wife and kids but thought there had to be ice in there in winter. We were hoping to get some feed back from others who have climbed in there before. We climbed a great 3 pitch WI3 fun climb. Lots of potential some killer looking gully routes to. The east face rises 3200' from the lake the ice lines all grew the closer we got. The route we did is the one right above his ski pole. Plenty of ice. Line we climbed. It's hard not to have a smile on your face when you have a day like this. Gear Notes: Usual suspects Approach Notes: About 4 miles one way you can't get up Leigh Creek road right now. We booted and snow shoed the last bit. Skis would be the ticket. http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151686/snowshoe-peak.html

That video reminds me of Max Headroom. Looks of pictures I guess that I scored on conditions for my first time climbing Chair and Flow Reversal. Sometimes the gods have to smile on you. Dane you have been gettin after it.

My partner used a pin but only to conserve screws at a belay. Plenty of ice though and picket was handy. Giver it was in great shape.

Trip: Source Lake - Flow Reversal Date: 2/3/2010 Trip Report: So east siders head west after talking to PU he came up with a great idea head over and do Chair and Flow Reversal. So did Chair NF tues then Flow Reversal the next day. Great two day trip from DA HO. Fun climb. P2 Here's a pic of Source Lake from CP approach looked nice also. Gear Notes: Usual suspects Approach Notes: Booted thanks Tuesday crew for the stairway!

Trip: Chair Peak - NF Date: 2/2/2010 Trip Report: After talking to PU he came up with a great idea to head west for a few days CP NF and Flow Reversal (see ice forum) left CDA ID 5 AM booted in and did the NF it was in great shape & weather. One other party just ahead of us. Other party P1. PU up top Gear Notes: Screws and picket Approach Notes: We booted skiing or boarding out would have been sweet.

Hell yeah and out of Utah no less.

Wise choice Braydon now sprinkle in some Mastodon, The Sword and good old Black Sabbath.

$36 shipped USPS priority box deal. These do have the longer center bar. Anyone?

Hey Joe good to hear from you and yes we do need to get out and climb. I finally got to do the line we did a few years back it is a fun little climb. Also Tubbs is really good for bouldering right now.

Trip: Troy/Libby MT - Road cut/side Date: 1/8/2010 Trip Report: Climb by Troy/Libby on 1-8-10 late posting I know and with the heat wave I am sure all is grim as it is here in N Idaho. On the 8th the temp was only 5 so not many pictures my camera wasn't diggin it. Good day climbed the usual road cut and the stuff down the road. Only good thing it stopped raining and is now dry enough to boulder locally.

Mastodon-Blood & Thunder Drowning Pool-Step Up Slayer-Raining Blood Soulfly-Jumpdafuckup 5 Finger Death Punch-Way Of The Fist Beastie Boys-Intergalactic Solo climbing and workouts just aren't the same with out tunes, especially bouldering.

Cobra ice tools come with andriod & lockdown leashes, pick wrench, adze and a couple of extra picks. $250 I'm north of CDA ID for PU otherwise buyer pays shipping. PM if interested