Chad_A Posted July 27, 2004 Posted July 27, 2004 Has anyone seen the glacier lately? The g/f wants to do something different on Wednesday, and I thought I'd take us up there and set up some ice climbing on TR if it's looking open enough. Beta? Thanks in advance. Quote
rbw1966 Posted July 27, 2004 Posted July 27, 2004 Should be just fine. Many options available for crevasse or serac climbing. Bring sunscreen and a helemt. Watch for dinner-plating. And when you drive by my office kill me. Quote
Alex_Mineev Posted July 27, 2004 Posted July 27, 2004 see attached image An hour and a half of hiking from Paradise up the Nisqually gl. This wall starts as 60 degree slowly turning to 100 degree overhang on the top third. Quote
Chad_A Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 Nice pic! Looks like fun! We're there... rbw, where's your office at? Maybe we can fake your death, and you can come along Quote
billcoe Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 RBW has a job? WTF? BTW everybody, Hangers a good guy. Gives good belay tells good jokes blah blah. If anyone wants to invite some good company out to the Elliot when you head that way, he's from SOCAL and wants to see what real Ice looks like:-) Quote
Hanger Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 Ah, that would be me... So, I'm guessing you're thinking to yourselves...'if hanger is such a great guy, why isn't Bill taking him out?' Well, you see...um...it's like this...er...hmmm Hell if I know...something about ice being a pain in the ass or something along those lines. At any rate, if anyone is heading out that way and doesn't mind me tagging along...please shoot me a PM Thanks, -Robert P.S. If Eric's reading this...get done w/ your porch so we can climb!! Quote
ivan Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 how can i work on my porch (actually reflooringa living room the cat pissed all over) when i'm on the internet all the damn time? i'm planning on taking a friend up the sunshine route next week and camping round snowdome...if you wanna come along we can play on the elliot on the first day. Quote
Hanger Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 (edited) Porch...living room...a few beers into it and they're nothing but a "low-crawl" apart! And no excuses...if you can't swing a hammer and punch keys at the same time I don't know what to tell ya! other than... I'm sooo there! Edited July 29, 2004 by Hanger Quote
Chad_A Posted July 29, 2004 Author Posted July 29, 2004 Headed up there today; much too warm (coulda guessed that from the parking lot, but didn't have much else to do). The icefall section doesn't have much to climb right now, unless you go up to the top section of it to climb on the seracs. The lower section of the Elliot is just starting to open up, but nothing to drop down into, and play in. Of course, this is what I saw from about the 7700 ft level; didn't have much time to skirt around to the top and look down. Maybe had I had enough time (read: gotten an earlier start), I would've found something, but then again, maybe not...everything is dripping wet up there, that I saw, with melt off. Quote
skyclimb Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 Myself and Mark_Husbands were up on that pitch yesterday...60 degree going 100...probably same serac... man did I get my ass worked, as mark goes "latida..latida" Shit But if felt good to have the water running down on you as the sun was blazing....Nisqually is good right now...Going there in 10 minutes Lots of ice "bouldering" opportunities.... can you say bouldering for ice, maybe more like "seracing"! Thats much better... ice "seracing" Also seems like a fun approach to the kautz route, if you wanna play around on the approach Take moraine trail for best access..most efficient. Thank you for allowing coffee indulging psycho to post Quote
Gaper_Jeffy Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 Headed up there today How did the Snowdome look? I've got start planning for my August turns. Quote
Chad_A Posted July 29, 2004 Author Posted July 29, 2004 Wish I would've taken some pictures, but from what I remember, there would definitely be some turns up there to be had. If not, the beers are on me, but I'm pretty sure theres some good continuous white stuff up there waiting for you... Quote
Chad_A Posted July 29, 2004 Author Posted July 29, 2004 Myself and Mark_Husbands were up on that pitch yesterday...60 degree going 100...probably same serac... man did I get my ass worked, as mark goes "latida..latida" Shit But if felt good to have the water running down on you as the sun was blazing....Nisqually is good right now...Going there in 10 minutes Lots of ice "bouldering" opportunities.... can you say bouldering for ice, maybe more like "seracing"! Thats much better... ice "seracing" Also seems like a fun approach to the kautz route, if you wanna play around on the approach Take moraine trail for best access..most efficient. Thank you for allowing coffee indulging psycho to post Yeah, I'm just chicken when it comes to that stuff getting warm and wet (my girlfriend was my climbing partner, and, well, if I get squashed by a falling piece of ice or serac, then it's my problem. But, with her with me, I wasn't willing to endulge. If you have more insight on this, and if I am being too big of a wuss, then state it; I'd like to know. I just heard a few things creak and moan up there and that called it... Quote
skyclimb Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 Just got home from climbing the nisqually again today I was up there from 12:00 to 5:00(the heat fo the day) today, and 5:00 to 8:00 yesterday. Everything is VERY solid, and I wasn't worried about icefall at all, however that is the nisqually, which has a very safe area for "seracing" . On the Elliot, i can't say. I personally wasn't worried about icefall other than party inflicted.... have fun and be safe Quote
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