Timcb Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Hey all- I'm trying to figure out what's in as far as WI 2 and 3 for beginners this weekend. I've seen a bunch of posts from leavenworth that look pretty sweet- haven't heard much about alpental valley lately. Any tips? toproping a + thanks, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needtoclimb Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 I was up a Leavenworth a couple days ago and everything has been melted out. All I found was one vertical 15 ft piller, and that was melting fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 I think that anything near the passes, where its been snowing hard the last several days, would be a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 It is a short 10 hour drive to banff, so pack up the bags, drive all night and beat up the junkyards n grotto. A wise man that I greatly respect once said, "If you want to climb ice, go to where the ice is". I think he was implying that I get the heck out of washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoboy Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Where is the best ice climbing around Squamish???? Canmore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 It was COLD last week (-30C)... but probably just right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timcb Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 spent sunday pickin over the good flow in the hubba hubba area (maybe it was "right of hubba hubba?") with one other group. The ice really felt pretty good in places, hollow in others. but mostly it was great fun. and to our surprise and relief, the cliffs and ledges up above were really not that loaded- looked like they'd had just a dusting, despite the major storms that had been rolling through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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