ryland_moore Posted August 30, 2002 Posted August 30, 2002 Anyone know if that ice climbing guidebook for WA will be out before this winter season? Quote
Dwayner Posted August 30, 2002 Posted August 30, 2002 New Guidebook = "get in line and wait your turn". Quote
Jason_Martin Posted August 30, 2002 Posted August 30, 2002 The guide will be out in September of 2003. Mountaineers Books will be publishing it. We had hoped to get it out for this winter, but the publishing industry is incredibly slow.  We are in dire need of photos. Both action photos of people on routes and photos of routes.  In particular, we're looking for overview photos of the following:  1) The Northwest Face of Colfax Peak in the Winter. 2) Overview Photos of Mt. Index in the Winter. 3) The Northwest Face of Dragontail Peak in the Winter. 4) The North Face of Abiel Peak in the Winter. 5) The Northeast Buttress of Chair Peak.  If you have any of these, you may contact me at: j_dougie@yahoo.com  Or Alex at: wastateice@yahoo.com  Thanks for all the help.  Jason Quote
ryland_moore Posted August 30, 2002 Author Posted August 30, 2002 I disagree. Unless the climbs are easily accessible (ie. Banks Lake, Icicle Creek). There are plenty of remote ice areas around. Many have been discussed openly on this list and I still rarely see anyone out at many of the places I've been over the last two winters that took some committment to get to. Anyone know when it will be out other than Dwayner? Quote
JayB Posted August 31, 2002 Posted August 31, 2002 Big thumbs up to the guys who are putting this guide together, and another dissenting opinion with respect to crowding. Information about obscure areas could well have the effect of dispersing crowds amongst a greater number of areas, rather than leaving them to pack into the limited number of well known venues. If climbers in this state are desperate enough to fight over that flow at Alpental, a guide to other resources can only help... Â [ 08-30-2002, 08:06 PM: Message edited by: JayB ] Quote
Alex Posted August 31, 2002 Posted August 31, 2002 Jason and I hope that the information we publish will have precisely that effect: get people to check out new areas, get people exploring, show that there are other options besides Alpental 1 and Devils Punchbowl. Â Jason and I already have well over 200 prominent climbs documented, and are excited to share these with you knowing that many of the other yet unclimbed lines will eventually fall, and many new ones will be discovered. Â The ice climbing story is already awesome with the first edition of this guidebook, but Jason and I are in it for the long haul. We anticipate that the second edition will generate as much interest and excitement as the first. Â Quote
JayB Posted August 31, 2002 Posted August 31, 2002 Is that guidebook still available online? I printed out a copy at work while living in CO but lost it in the move. I'd love to have it handy when things get cold... Quote
Alex Posted August 31, 2002 Posted August 31, 2002 JayB, I couldnt find the original link to it (a very early draft) from the index page on this site, however Jason and I always had plans to post some updated information here at the start of this coming season. I don't think it will be a complete draft, most likey just a section, but it will help get you out there all the same... Â Alex Quote
JayB Posted August 31, 2002 Posted August 31, 2002 Hey - thanks for looking Alex. Looking forward to the updated information as well. Â I searched a bit and found the original link, so here it is for those interested.... Â http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/iceinwashington.htm Quote
layton Posted September 2, 2002 Posted September 2, 2002 Jason, what's Abiel Peak all about? Don't forget about the N.Face of Pyramid peak, and Guyute (sp?) peak. I saw a nice flow on dragontail where the north face route goes (in a series of grooves/gullies left of backbone, right of tripple c's). Is that the NW face route? I don't think it is, but it looks cool. I may have a photo, I'll let you know if I do. Also there are a couple lines Nelson did on the NW face of Stuart I think. Lots more too, I just don't have my info on me. Oh yeah, spindrift couliour on Big 4. Kearney's guide barely mentions it, although he does mention that it's pick your line once you get there. Â Anyone ever been to horseshoe basin in winter? Quote
Guest Posted September 2, 2002 Posted September 2, 2002 Jason, check your email, I am sending you some information your way. Quote
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