bedellympian Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago After that vague intro... I'm turning 40 summer of '27, I also have a lot of flexibility from mid-June to end of August. I like climbing big alpine routes that involve technical climbing but also have snow/ice. My work makes the Alaska season very hard. Where should I go? For the sake of fun, let's assume there are no limits... Pakistan? Patagonia in winter? Cordillera Blanca? Bolivia? Kyrgyzstan side of the Tian Shan? Thinking about climate change and glacial recession as I would like to not die and actually climb something. Quote
JasonG Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago Baffin? Or is that too rock oriented? The Alps? Or is that too civilized? Seems like Pakistan is often a lot of hit or miss with weather/conditions? Seems like Cordillera Blanca has gotten hit really hard by climate change? Seems like the snow/ice oriented routes in Canada have been hit pretty hard by climate change the past decade or so? I am too much of an armchair climber to be of much use unfortunately.... Quote
bedellympian Posted 4 hours ago Author Posted 4 hours ago 16 hours ago, JasonG said: Baffin? Or is that too rock oriented? The Alps? Or is that too civilized? Seems like Pakistan is often a lot of hit or miss with weather/conditions? Seems like Cordillera Blanca has gotten hit really hard by climate change? Seems like the snow/ice oriented routes in Canada have been hit pretty hard by climate change the past decade or so? I am too much of an armchair climber to be of much use unfortunately.... Yeah, I love rock, but I'd like to go play the pointy things game. Seems like most of the routes in the Alps will be rock or shorter high elevation mixed in summer? Agree on what I've heard about Pakistan and Blanca. Quote
bedellympian Posted 4 hours ago Author Posted 4 hours ago 13 hours ago, olyclimber said: New Zealand? Sounds fun, weather seems like a similar gamble to Patagonia? Got any TRs to recommend a winter trip? Quote
olyclimber Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, bedellympian said: Sounds fun, weather seems like a similar gamble to Patagonia? Got any TRs to recommend a winter trip? I wish! Always wanted to go. Quote
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