iceslut Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 sastrugi and i bombed up to wenatchee on friday night from portland with the new WA state ice guide glued to the dashboard. we joined some seattle folk at an old "apple cottage" for a bachelor party. right away things started goin' south when the groom-to-be arrived and crashed immediately into bed with the flu. we didn't let that get us down too much and made good with the fireplace, booze, and a blow-up lamb at our disposal. at 6 bells the next mornin' robert (our bachelor) was rumored to have said that he had never been sicker. clearly he was not climbing. greg the neurologist borrowed robert's tools and we headed to icicle creek. it was apparent right away that the beautiful ice formations seen in the guide were not to be, however we were determined to at least swing a tool. so, we parked at the snow creek trailhead and broke crunchy trail up towards the millenium walls. there really wasn't any ice up there either, however one 50-ft flow had formed enough to pretend that it was a climb. sastrugi and i tried valiantly to reach the top to set up a toprope, however our poor route of choice (there were certainly easier ways) lead us into some sketchy moves on steep, snow-covered rock. we decided to abandon the silly task, as the sun was melting what little ice there was. returning to the "flow," we were able to tool around and get a bit pumped 10-15 ft off the ground. all in all, as disappointing as it was, it was still a great day to haul a bunch of gear into the alpine lakes wilderness.... Quote
Alex Posted December 8, 2003 Posted December 8, 2003 sorry you guys didnt get any ice, but it has been pretty warm these last few weeks I was a little surprised to find that OMC isnt carrying the guidebook. oh well. Alex Quote
sobo Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 Alex said: I was a little surprised to find that OMC isnt carrying the guidebook. oh well. Charlatans!! Strumpets!! Blasphemers all!! Carry on, Alex. You go, guy! Quote
cj001f Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 rbw1966 said: U.S. Outdoor Store carries it. Powells on Burnside has a buttload. (insert joke here) Including a used copy that I bought last night. It wasn't even one of the book review copies they usually have. Weird. Quote
rbw1966 Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 cj001f said: rbw1966 said: U.S. Outdoor Store carries it. Powells on Burnside has a buttload. (insert joke here) Including a used copy that I bought last night. It wasn't even one of the book review copies they usually have. Weird. I'm boycotting Powells until the union dispute is resolved. Quote
specialed Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 You should go out to Banks Lake, those flows there are ALWAYS as fat as they look in Nelson's Select Quote
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