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Wiseass.

I apparently I put a hole in my black diamond gloves. Its on a finger tip. I was thinking of either using duct tape or a gore-tex patch thing you can buy for like $4. Any other suggestions or home remedies people have used successfully?

I'm glad you had success. When I went there in Jan it was bare bones. Did you get to any other climbs?

Went to banks lake instead. Want to skip winter training and climb instead?

Talked to Paul from Yakima. He says horsetail and union creek falls are both fat right now up on chinook pass. and clear creek falls on white pass is super good. Anyone want to go check them out?

Well, went to vantage today. Everything within eyeshot of frenchmans falls fell down. And frenchman's falls itself is pretty much a waterfall again, barely any ice. We went over to fugs, scott had to run away to avoid getting hit by rocks and i got hit by falling ice on my arm and it kept coming. so well called it a day and climbed on sunshine wall. It must have been near 50 and blue skies. We climbed shirtless.

Paul, how was the ice today?>

"But as Ran, Ian and I were whisked off the Eiger on a long line (50m of cable under the chopper) I thought that this was definitely the scariest part of the whole climb. " That would be crazy.

Every damn day!

The real climb is swimming across the pool and climbing up the falls. Duh. Then its WI2.

Climbed fugs tonight. First Nightime ascent. haha.

ladders are aid.

Dude. Sweet pictures, looks like some fun climbs. Where exactly in idaho is this area?

Use the forecast you like!

I have a Garmin explorist 500 or something. I hardly use it. One, the battery life sucks! I haven't yet purchased the software, but have read terrible reviews about it and its upwards of $100. My dad originally bought it for me, so thats why I have it. I'd be curious to hear what you get and how you like it.

Black forest has some mossey and tree-ish top outs.

I remember seeing those last year, very tempted to try them.

Ha, were you one of those three guys I ran into in the parking lot that were debating either ice climbing, rock climbing or drinking whiskey?

Yes.

Well touche then. So whats the site you used?

If you look in the conditions thread I went to all of these climbs on new years day. All the stuff on road 19 was not in, and union falls looked nothing like it did in that picture. Only climbable ice as about 2-3 wide on right side of the falls.

Whats in there?

Yo yo yo! Any conditions update. Today Justin ( summerprophet ) and I went up to Chinook Pass. We didn't see anything on Forest Road 19. Various pictures: Then we continued on to Union creek falls. Right side may go, ice was full of air and top looked sketchy, pretty wet. But hey, someone with more balls than us can go get it! The view up: Justin Anyone want to go somewhere tomorrow?

Update for day #2: Umptanum is in for sure. The falls itself is only frozen on each side, but the drip opposite is frozen nice and so is the bowl behind the frozen drip. Lots of fun ice for screwing around. Oh, the gully by the falls is also filled with ice and another 2 minutes down the trail is more ice. Any suggestions for tomorrow?