Polar Circus topo

[iceclimber]

Anyone out there have a topo for PC that they'd be willing to share?

[sill]

Start at base of obvious long waterfall, go right at big hanging piller about midway. follow ice to top, rap route with two ropes.

[specialed]

Might be a little out of condition right now.

[Dru]

Polar Circus is actually now set up as a summer canyoneering route. The summer rap stations are ice covered and inaccessible in the winter.

[Alex]

Joe Josephsons guide has about as much info as you could ask for on Polar Circus. Go check it out! You will not have a problem routefinding once you are at the base of it.

[iain]

just seek out the point of maximum avalanche exposure at any given point. that is the line. this actually works for quite a few routes up there so I've been told.

[EV]

I've got a pretty good topo in PDF, but can't figure out how to attach it. Any ideas?

[iceclimber]

EV, if you don't mind sharing it, could you email it to iceclimb at rogers.com.

[icegirl]

EV, I'd love to see it as well...

 

ljjames at mac.com

[Szyjakowski]

why do you need a topo for a ice climb that starts near the road and goes up the obvious avalanche gully? also, i am sure there is great info at rampart creek hostile.

[JoshK]

I have not climbed PC but I also question the need for a topo. It's a waterfall. Climb up it. the pro is ice screws. The exact conditions will change so no topo is perfect.

[icegirl]

topo's are pretty, to hang on your wall, d00d... They are something you look at in the summer when you are sitting melting in 100degree heat, thinking... it'd be nice to be climbing some ice right now...

 

Heck, for all we know, he's looking for the topo cause he wants to do the M7 variation (a nice bolted line), which happens to be one of two way to get through if the pencil is not in (not normally in). There is also a walk around route to the right. Gee, this is starting to sound like a topo _might_ be helpful...

 

Your input albiet profoundly helpful, is uncessesary.

[Dru]

see attach

[icegirl]

Why thank you Dru. What is up with that... It's not spray.... Or is it... maybe I should look closer...

[ashw_justin]

Yeah where's the "M7 variation," Dru?

[Dru]

Under the orange line more or less.

[JoshK]

Yes IG, I conceed, a topo is quite useful if you are retarded. The rest of us will just stick to following the completely farkin obvious line.

[sill]

I agree with the above statement. If you need a topo for PC then you probably don't need to be climbing it. All the Belays/raps are fixed and pretty obvious.

[layton]

if you buy waterfall ice you get a thousand cool route descriptions and some late night drooling sessions.

[TBay]

...do the M7 variation (a nice bolted line), which happens to be one of two way to get through if the pencil is not in (not normally in).

unless you posses superpowers that allow your party to hike overhanging M7 in plastics or superbeefy leather, plan on watching every party that you have so desperately keep below you for the first half hike the frozen staircase around and above you.

here's you

here's them

 

here's you

 

The idea, iceclimber, is to be the first to the headwall (The Prize).

 

You do not need a topo, the climb is very obivious.

[JoshK]

if you buy waterfall ice you get a thousand cool route descriptions and some late night drooling sessions.

 

 

A perfect guide book...great info and small so you can carry the whole thing if you so desire.

[JoshK]

Heck, for all we know, he's looking for the topo cause he wants to do the M7 variation (a nice bolted line), which happens to be one of two way to get through if the pencil is not in (not normally in). There is also a walk around route to the right. Gee, this is starting to sound like a topo _might_ be helpful...

 

Your input albiet profoundly helpful, is uncessesary.

 

 

So do you know of this M7 line because you've actually climbed or because you enjoy hanging around reading topos for ice climbs?