specialed Posted January 15, 2002 Posted January 15, 2002 I've been out of town for the last few weeks and haven't been paying attention to weather out here. Has anyone heard about conditions of ice in E Washington like Banks, etc. Had a good time climbing ice at Mission Falls outside Missoula Montana this last week, even though it got really warm I'd paste some pics here if I knew how. Quote
Paul_detrick Posted January 15, 2002 Posted January 15, 2002 the cpt's right , there is no ice. Paul Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 15, 2002 Posted January 15, 2002 It's gettin colder. Perhaps you have time to investigate some stuff yerself Quote
specialed Posted January 15, 2002 Author Posted January 15, 2002 Just trying to decide where to go look this weekend. Forecast looks good, perhaps something might be in by then. Anyone have any beta re: ice around Mazama? Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 15, 2002 Posted January 15, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Alex: Rafael, for 24.95 I will send you an autographed print of myself climbing South EW Spire.... You'll be buying your prints in the next climbing shop of Raf doing some gnarley WI6 Quote
Beck Posted January 15, 2002 Posted January 15, 2002 Road gets gated just past the Silverstar drainage, just on the North and East side of Valskivi(sp?) Ridge and Wine Spires, if I'm remembering things correctly. Quote
icegirl Posted January 15, 2002 Posted January 15, 2002 Drive around. Wenatchee to Pateros then west to Winthrop. It's not a short drive. But it can be worth it. http://www.nwac.noaa.gov/OSOMAZ%20Archive.htm from the looks of those temps... Quote
Rafael_H Posted January 15, 2002 Posted January 15, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Alex: Rafael, for 24.95 I will send you an autographed print of myself climbing South EW Spire.... Weird business, Alex, why would you sell your poster for less than postage (34.000049 cents)? You don't mean 24 bucks, do you? For that you'd have to be published in "Climbing" first, eh? BTW, are you Alex Bertulis? I was interested in the FA of the North Face of Nooksack in 1973. Pretty cool. OK, Beck and others, where do you park you car in winter? The place you described is I think before the campground, which would be covered anyway. It is too long of a drive to just explore, min $60 both ways. Quote
philfort Posted January 15, 2002 Posted January 15, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Beck: Road gets gated just past the Silverstar drainage, just on the North and East side of Valskivi(sp?) Ridge and Wine Spires, if I'm remembering things correctly. I believe its now gated in Mazama, about 7 miles down the road from Silverstar ck. Quote
specialed Posted January 15, 2002 Author Posted January 15, 2002 I think that's right. It definetly isn't open as far as silverstar. I was there over Thanksgiving and it was open to about Silverstar but they were moving it back about seven miles in the next couple days. The only way to get into the goods up 20 is via snowmobile. Quote
goatboy Posted January 16, 2002 Posted January 16, 2002 As for parking: Drive to the end of the road and park at the gate. Just don't block other people in. Lots of folks in the methow valley do use snowmobiles to access climbing and skiing in the winter months. Of course, skiing in with overnight gear and camping up there would almost guarantee some measure of solitude . . . cold solitude!. Quote
Rafael_H Posted January 16, 2002 Posted January 16, 2002 How does one get to Mazama from Seattle now? Through Wenatchee? How close is it possible to drive to the Washington Pass? Anybody? I saw a pic of Steve House climbing on South EW Spire. Quote
Alex Posted January 16, 2002 Posted January 16, 2002 Rafael, for 24.95 I will send you an autographed print of myself climbing South EW Spire.... Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 16, 2002 Posted January 16, 2002 Good question Rafael. I wonder too.. Quote
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