Guest Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 I am heading to Whistler/Blackcomb this weekend. Does anyone know of any good sources to find about routes, current conditions, etc? -Mark Quote
Rodchester Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 http://www.bivouac.com/casbc/ice0001.htm It has been good and cold so some stuff may be in. Good luck. ------------------ Have a nice day. Quote
rayborbon Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 Get the West Coast Ice book by Don Serl and some other guy. It has details. -Ray Quote
Alex Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 I'm sure Lyle (who reads this board) will love being referred to as "some other guy" Quote
daler Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 The other guy is Bruce Kay not Lyle Knight!! Quote
Alex Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 hahaha, you are right, jokes on me! Appologies to both Bruce and Lyle! Quote
Lyle_Knight Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 RAY, where were you last weekend?? I hope to drown these fallacious rumours your spreading about me in a bottle of CC, but you were no where to be found! Climbed the first pitch of "A Phairwell to Arms" on Saturday, pretty snaky shape! Steep, light cauliflower and chandelier, really sustained and FUN! Like climbing Carl's Berg, then climbing it again. SWEEET! Except the whole canyon is deserted (except for a party of hollerin' Yanks (white 4Runner, Wash. plates, chains in the front!)) on It's Only Phair. Quote
CascadeClimber Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 Just to clear up any potential confusion, and consequential further disparagement of me, I was on It's Only Phair last weekend, I am a Yank, and I was driving a 4Runner. But my 4Runner is gray, not white, I was there Sunday, not Saturday, and I got all of my whimpering, cursing, hangdogging, and hollering for the weekend done on Night N Gale on Saturday. -CC (Cascade Climber, not Canadian Club) Quote
rayborbon Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 Lyle, I just know you cannot keep up in the drinking department for sure. Jordan and I were wondering if you even knew we had your book let alone where it was We did the Tube, hard to protect the crux in it's conditions, Loose Lady, and yes we had to do pitch one of Icy BC. We investigated in the vicinity of Salmon Stakes and I got somewhat wet so we made for plan b but that area kicks ass (not the climb I know why it is named such). I guess you were too scared to get up for the drinkin eh. Oh, BTW I don't take advice on routes from Canadians just on conditions. -Ray [This message has been edited by rayborbon (edited 02-13-2001).] Quote
Lyle_Knight Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 RAY, YOU pulled the NO-SHOW in the liver-bake! I had the bottles on ice, but maybe you were still rappin' off Plan B in the dark after a seiged epic ? CC, sorry about potential for confusion, on Phair and with the nick. L Quote
rayborbon Posted February 13, 2001 Posted February 13, 2001 We will have a round 2 of drinkin now! Get ready to be demolished by my abilities! I was aiding up Plan B screws every 3 feet! I even placed some ice hooks too! -Ray Quote
Dru Posted February 14, 2001 Posted February 14, 2001 Oh my, the fun I missed by going to the Thompson last Saturday. Wanted to do Crucible but it was still spewing (like you boys the morning after) so we did some stuff above Goldpan instead (including one obscure climb Don S. said maybe hadn't been done before ) and didn't see a soul all day just the tracks of some bighorns. And we got back home in time to spend 6 hours in the bar getting drunk and watching the Canucks lose. Oh well there is always this weekend, it's supposed to get colder for the next 5 days. Quote
DPS Posted February 14, 2001 Posted February 14, 2001 Is Bruce Kay a biologist of sorts? There is a Bruce Kay from Environment Canada attending the Puget Sound Research Conference. Could it be the same one? Krag Unseold is also attending, I was thinking we could start a group of concenerned scientists called Ice Climbers Against Global Warming. Quote
rayborbon Posted February 14, 2001 Posted February 14, 2001 I am a Redwings fan so DIE Canucks! [This message has been edited by rayborbon (edited 02-13-2001).] Quote
rayborbon Posted February 14, 2001 Posted February 14, 2001 Don't get me wrong I am just really busy at work. Lyle is a great source of information and a really friendly guy. I think if you read his last post I agree that you should explore around and give Marble Canyon a break. -Ray Quote
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