[WA Ice Conditions 2020-21]

9 minutes ago, montypiton said:

I guess I gave up on this season too early!?!?  Noodling around the Assicle canyon today, found enough to finally initiate Haireball's ass-clammin' coverage, so here it is, before my boots are even dry - apologize for lack of photos; I'm a digital dinosaur...

Hubba-hubba:   choked with four days worth of snow, the Funnel looks skiable!?!?  It was raining as I was glassing it, so I'd expect it to run BIG sometime this week

Eightmile Buttress - left edge flow is in.  this is a safer alternative to Hubba-hubba -- no hangfire above it.  two pitches of WI3.  Park at Eightmile campground, walk up the road a couple hundred yards, and follow my slowshoe tracks to where you can plainly see the flow

Assicle Buttrest:  no ass but lotsa avalanche debris - enough to warrant some plow work

Dog Dome: the Dog Nasty Dike chimney is in - this is a great clam because it's a bolt-protected summer clam, so if you're fortunate enough to find the bolts, you're one happy camper.  After losing an extension ladder to a high-water event several years back, I no longer establish a ladder bridge there.  I don't want to be the guy responsible for someone attempting to cross a damaged, ready-to-fail construction.  If someone wishes  to re-establish the bridge, there is a bolt (placed by yours truly about 15 years ago) on the mid-river boulder upon which your two extension ladder sections will sit, so that those ends can be anchored, and not just slammed into the snow hoping...  without the bridge, most will consider the Dog Dome ass unacceptably inaccessible

Rainbow Gully:  at last!  I really was afraid that it was too late for this to come in, but  as of today I count at least four clammable lans, and a fifth if you want to try the horror show in the far left corner.  It looks doable, but not leadable for me in its current condition.  Bring stubbies and rock pro if you hope to protect anything.

Assicling:  there's a fun little "ass-bouldering" park immediately across the road from the Eightmile campground parking area, and more of the same along the Assicle Buttrest road cut.

Get it while its here -- as I said, it was raining when I was out exploring...

-Haireball

I climbed at rainbow Sunday am and that left horror show was spitting chunks but the lines just right went ok w stubbies though I couldn't find rock gear on the lower reaches. Cheers for the beta!

[WA Ice Conditions 2020-21]

9 hours ago, montypiton said:

Monitoring Hubba-Hubba, the Funnel appears to have  fattened to climbable with this last cold spell.  Concerned about the avalanche hazard, I carried the old snow-study kit up the hill on Friday, 2/12.  Wasted effort - not enough snow cover on approach to dig a pit.  A visible trough in the feeder gully suggests it had run at least once, but no way to tell what may be left up there, so if you decide to risk it, maybe go for Hubba-Hubba left, the least exposed line.  Hubba-Hubba right also looks climbable, but it's more exposed to the Funnel's avalanche hazard.   From below the Funnel, I could see enough ice across the canyon on the Rat Ketchup line that it looks an attractive alternative.   Heading up  Sunday, and will report on which of the two venues we elect to climb.   With the new snow, Rat Ketchup is looking more likely.  Stay tuned.

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Went up today 2/13. Plenty of snow cover to get to the base but w a couple new folks we ran out our timeline and didn’t get on the fresh ice. Enjoy tomorrow!

[Climb tomorrow rock or ice]

yeah where is this place? i'd like to check it out

[Climb tomorrow rock or ice]

1 hour from seattle sounds good. let me know if you wanna go this weekend; i'm in renton.

[L-worth Ice Saturday?]

i'm down for something this weekend. hit me up; i'm in renton.

[Climbing in Mountains - SUNDAY]

still looking.

[Climbing in Mountains - SUNDAY]

boo. ok. someone else can pm me if they wanna get out.

[Climbing in Mountains - SUNDAY]

pm'd

[Climb Fri Sat or Sun, or any combination]

i'm down and can lead trad 9s, sport higher, love alpine, have rope/rack/car/etc. let me know

[Leavenworth in late Feb.]

very nice. thanks guys!

[Fossil Rock....South End Climbers]

i could be down if its dry out there. do you know? i've been there a handful of times and know the way.

[Leavenworth in late Feb.]

hey guys--

 

i'm new here and wanted to know if anyone has been out to leavenworth recently? i'd like to get out to castle rock or some of the cracks up icicle and don't know the winter conditions out there. i'm looking more for rock, not ice, and clear access so let me know what might be accessible. trying to make it out this weekend if possible.

 

thanks!!

[Pineapple Express mid week?]

pm'd

[Can someone tell me about Fossil Rock]

been there a bunch of times and its in good shape. two sides of the road to park on but just dont block the gate and you'll be ok. sport climbing on conglomerate with moderate routes for your wife. enjoy!