kadyakerbob

Yes 30 days is plenty, that long gives you more time to dick around and acclimate on the surrounding peaks rather than on route. Check out the mini moonflower buttress, its just right up the valley from Kahiltna base. fun day climb.

dont sweat it, ive nailed a few pins here and there at the culumns. dont sweat it, but if you need to practice try to headout to a more obscure place. Also did you try to nail the thin crack to the right on satisfaction? if so i could see the scars from a few knifeblades. What wall r u planning on?

hey it was more like 26 feet! and beggers cant be choosers! better to climb somthing than nothing, last week i ended up in banff, so this week i had no choice but to climb the road ice

i was up there on saturday and the best ice in the area is on highway 97, there are a couple of good flows coming right off the road.

went up there yesterday, who ever said there was a lot of new snow must have been looking at the report for the west cascades. no new snow in leavenworth area, just sun!, but we did hike up and give it a try, but i was wrong its not in yet.and to John Frieh, i ask a lot of questions because when you have to drive 7hrs to check somthing out and its not in! that sucks. so the more info i can get the better.but its all good because we found some sick obscure water ice!!!that we did laps on for hours and hours!!

dont worry big dawg bob has done his homework, and yes i do know when it would be in prime coniditions, but since i dont feel like waiting i am gonna do it tomorrow. dont worry though, i'll be sure to make a great TR, so you can all wish you had gone up and climbed it this weekend too!

the trip report sounds like its climbable under a wide range of conditions. its probably a lil too early for it but, whatever i'll drive my ass all the way up there like i do almost everyweekend and see how it is first hand.

down in oregon and thinking about heading up to leavenworth this weekend but curious how the conditions are on TC's? anyone been up there lately and seen how the snow pack is?

sweet trip, sound like the snow could have been a bit more consolidated. Any good ice at all?

yeah, cooper spur has quite a bit of ice right now flowing off the side but i dont think i can handle hiking up there another time this year. already been up random north face routes about 8 times since november...which is way tooo many!

those lying bastards at the leavenworth climbing shop......thanks

there isnt any ice! which is shitty. but you can get some real good frozen tree climbing in! best chance would be east face for ice, as of now. cheers,

anyone have any suggestions where the best ice is going to be this coming weekend, thur-sun? leavenworth has been to dry for anything to form. Banks lake maybe?

question, which way did you guys descend? any recommendations?

you guys think the conditions might be alittle better this weekend? never headed up there last weekend went to banff instead.

heading up north to do some climbing, big four, TC's, colonial what ever looks good. coming from eugene if anyone is interested give me a holler.

how much ice did you guys find on the route? thinkin bout trying it on my way up north next weekend, looks good. super small rack suggestions?

nope, no snow shoes needed, but to just warn you i was up there today to give yocum a shot and we couldnt even get up to illumination saddle the windwas blowing so bad. you could barely stand up!!!! lets hope it goes away fast;

gonna head up to hood tomorrow and looking for someone to climb yocum with. all my hard core partners are busy as of now. Conditions will be prime its supposed to be cold cold cold. call me if you are interested and able. 541-301-4542

wasnt it such a beautiful day! hey guys, my friends and i ended driving all the way to banff!!! it was sick. but defeinetely need more time.

thanks guys, i think i am going to tyr the TC's, i called the leavenworth climbing shop and they say the snow is consolidated and its freezing good at night. Since the TC's are in the shade most of the day i think it will be prime.

thanks for all the beta guys, i will be sure to try and get some photos posted to show everyone how sweeeet it was!

anyone know the conditions on dragontail? would it be worth climbing this weekend?

fifty fifty on weather i am gonna head up there. thinking i will do chair peak on thur and see how the snow is there and if its good then i probably will head up and do two routes on big four, fri and sat. wish us luck!!!!!

i was thinking about heading up there wed night and doing somthing like chair peak, or big four if we get colder weather. have you done chair peak before?