powderhound

I have thursday off.....anyone want to go look and see if we can climb some virgin ice?

Any conditions update? I am thinking of heading up there tonight. Road conditions? Did the ice melt away this last couple days? Much appreciated!

glad you two came back safe....thanks for the update and photos. I really want to climb lines to the left of John and AlpineDave line, but that avy there it sketch. what size screw did he fall on? screamer or no?

WA or OR?

Trip: Strobach - FA: The Responsible Ladies Man WI5 Date: 12/5/2010 Trip Report: Left PDX at 9pm and headed to strobach friday night with skander, found FS rd 1202 beat down by plenty of hunters and other wander's, so I risked it and drove the jetta wagon up the road. Parked at the 2nd meadow and slept for a couple hours. used slow shoes to approach, but didnt sink too much, only about 14in's of snow. came to the motherlode to find things thin but still forming. dropline through tower of power the routes lookers left of dropline until separation gully were in but thin...so I guess in is subjective to some. I had never been over to primus suckus so I walked that way. first on the left looked the most in of any of the routes. unholy baptism's first pitch was a cool looking thin sheet of ice. we climbed this: which is am pretty sure is a FA. now maybe known as "the responsible ladies man" P1: Ascend body length pillar starting in lower left corner of picture to smear in corner to the ledge WI3+ M4 30M, stubbies, BD #3 pecker, #3 & #.75 BD camalot for pro. could place more in crack left of smear. Walk on ledge sixty feet to second pitch. Good yellow alien and #1 pecker for anchor just right of 2nd pitch ice. Pitch 2: 46M WI5 I recommend not toping out. Having Fun:) back in portland by 10pm for a date Gear Notes: slow shoes, compass, whiskey, herb like fruit, next time bring more than nine screws. Approach Notes: Look in the guide

alex, what is the climb on the left?

where are they at? the routes you bolted?

HAPPY BIRTHEDAY FUCKER! Hope that Mark is beating your ass into the ground. :rocken: :rawk: :fahq:

anyone go in there last weekend? temps look like it has been cold enough for the last several days...

climbers left of G2, fat as I have ever seen it

Purcahsed this last weekend for ice and alpine. Figuered since I dont fall on ice might as well shave the balls and go light. So I did and it wasnt too bad. Climbed maybe 15 pitches in it this last week in cody. I definetly liked the leg loops and how easy it is to take a crap or just take off with leaving the crampons on. The spots for the ice clippers could be better. They move around a bit. The tie in buckle for the harness is a pain there are two buckels but I didnt have any problems them freezing or anything. I was worried that this harness would cut my spleen in half when rappeling but actually wasnt uncomfortable. Wouldn't want to climb the captian in it though. My 2 cents. for $50 I would recomend. light and functional but wouldnt use it for anything where i think i am going to fall or have to hang in it for any type of extended time period.

dude go climb after image or strawberrry mountain!

eastern oregon.......

I wish i could have bet that when this thread started all YOU would wet your panty's and get your sphincter so tight you would be clenched like vice for days. Lighten up. Have a beer. Go Sking. Go Climbing. Stop letting spray get you down.

stunning man.....very jealous!

for sure bob

rope solo.....mini traxin'

saw this on the mammut athlete blog, do you know who this is and where he is climbing?

been hella warm out there in past weeks. I keep my eye on the temps at snow pass ski resort, the temps are getting down, but the ground temps are still pretty warm I bet. Possibly could be some ice out there late this weekend. But I bet by thanksgiving you could swing some tools out there.

CJB: please STFU

yeah thats what I was thinking. thanks for clarifying.

Umm it doesnt work like that if you were to head directly across the face from the saddle you end up not far under the actual ice climbs. I have done this three times and you end up maybe couple hundred feet under the ice climbs, the best traverse starts above the saddle and puts you on the same terrace as the bottom of the ice climbs. When Alex did the lowe direct they started way down at the bottom of the face....probably 800-1000 vertical feet under the cilmbs. I guess I am just having trouble figuring out how the day ended up so screwed. I want the real story:)

dude...props on the driving. Ummm I am a little confused though: You climbed from the base of the sphnix to the actual ice then traveresed to the saddle? How did you get to the base? On purpose? I mean that trail is pretty distinct and with all the elk hunters our and about I have trouble believing that there wasnt a boot pack all the way to the saddle.... I guess I am just curious about why you didnt hike to the saddle then climb the actual ice route instead of scraping up that shitty rock? the earl trimble and the Lowe are in BTW.

the f'in czar has spoken glad to see a democratic process at work your thought porcess is funny: i want it to be called the Drop Zone but i'll give the internet community a 3 hour comment period before its final. I voted for KevBone'd