NYC007 Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Anyone know of any ice climbs in these areas, That come in before the roads get covered to much..????? Quote
sobo Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 Send a PM to pindude, MCash, or Dane. Although Dane doesn't live up that way anymore, he would know from past experience. Quote
sobo Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 OK, Matt, I thought about this some more. Â There was once a guy I ran across on the internet (on rec.climbing.com, I think) named Joe Bensen who did some FAs with Randall Green and others in the Selkirks about 20 years ago. I think he still lives in Spokane or mebbe Sandpoint. You could try searching him out on RC.com or thru other means. Â I think he told me he hooked up with Roskelley and Kopczynski as well for a few adventures. I know that JR is a county commissioner up there, and your Spokane climbing group has "access" to him. Mebbe you could pimp Ol' John for some hidden gems, eh? Â Just thoughts... I'll keep quiet now. Quote
kurthicks Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 let me know if you want to make some exploratory trips up there NYC, I could probably be conviced. depending on my schedule... Quote
Dane Posted October 26, 2004 Posted October 26, 2004 Â East face of the wall climbing out of Leigh Lake offers a good alpine climb early in the season with some water ice on it usually. More mixed than ice when i did it this time of year but a good climb. Pretty much like some of the easy Canadain Rockies with only slightly better rock. Road head is close from Libby. Trail in is 4 miles or so to the base of the face. Â Check a topo map it is longer than you might suspect. Get on top on a good day and you'll see others. Â Snowshoe is almost 9K feet and just behind it. Quote
Dane Posted October 26, 2004 Posted October 26, 2004 There are some short climbs east of Steven's also that are worth a visit this time of year. Martin has been in to Stevens. The ones I am thinking of are approached via St Regis basin just past the summit and not the normal Stevens approach up the creek bed. Â Short steep faces you can see to the west from the valley floor. Â Fred Spicker on Stevens. Link below has more info on getting there for a ny'er http://www.summitpost.org/mountains/photo_link.pl?photo_id=80665&object_id=2530&type=mountain&mountain_id=2530&route_id= Quote
NYC007 Posted October 26, 2004 Author Posted October 26, 2004 thanks all, wazzu, let me know in the coming weeks, before theres too much snow. And come winter I will be up to ski in to check out some shiznit Quote
kurthicks Posted October 26, 2004 Posted October 26, 2004 sounds like a plan... I'm pretty booked though w/school & work until early Dec. Quote
MCash Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 I also saw a waterfall on the creekbed approach to Stevens where the stream climbs steeply up the slopes near the "headwall". It is probably WI2 or 2+, though. Might be good for running laps after doing a winter ascent of Stevens. Joe Lind did a first ascent last year of a waterfall on the soude wall of the Pyramid Lake cirque. That would be fun too. It's probably in already, since it's at almost 7,000 feet. Quote
mccallboater Posted November 1, 2004 Posted November 1, 2004 I tried climbing Liberty Ridge with Joe about 8 yers ago. I heard he died in an avalanche two years ago. Can anyone confirm that? Jim in McCall, Idaho Quote
NYC007 Posted November 1, 2004 Author Posted November 1, 2004 no he posts on this site hear and there but he still around and climbing. Quote
Dane Posted November 1, 2004 Posted November 1, 2004 Joe Lind, tall skinny guy with blonde hair, talks alot? Quote
NYC007 Posted November 1, 2004 Author Posted November 1, 2004 I think martin was talking about a different Joe. Quote
Marko Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 I tried climbing Liberty Ridge with Joe about 8 yers ago. I heard he died in an avalanche two years ago. Can anyone confirm that? Jim in McCall, Idaho  Yes, he died on Mt. Ushba, Georgia, CIS in 2001 or so. He was a neat guy and quite a photographer...   Never fucking underestimate avalanches. Quote
MCash Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 You got the wrong guy there Marko. The Joe we were referring to posted on this board a couple weeks ago. Must be there are 2 of them. Quote
Marko Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 OK, Matt, I thought about this some more. There was once a guy I ran across on the internet (on rec.climbing.com, I think) named Joe Bensen who did some FAs with Randall Green and others in the Selkirks about 20 years ago. I think he still lives in Spokane or mebbe Sandpoint. You could try searching him out on RC.com or thru other means.  I think he told me he hooked up with Roskelley and Kopczynski as well for a few adventures. I know that JR is a county commissioner up there, and your Spokane climbing group has "access" to him. Mebbe you could pimp Ol' John for some hidden gems, eh?  Just thoughts... I'll keep quiet now.  This is the Joe I was thinking of. He lived in Sandpoint, wrote a couple guide books, published his photos, travelled a bunch.  Oops, should of clarified that a bit better, eh!  -Mark Quote
sobo Posted February 12, 2005 Posted February 12, 2005 mccallboater posted using my post for his reply, which Marko subsequently picked up. Marko even quoted my earlier post for further clarification ^^. From this, I must assume that we are talking about Joe Benson as the one who was killed in Asia. I know that Joe Benson lived in Sandpoint when I knew him, and that he was an avid climbing photographer. All of the photos in Randall Green's Idaho Rock, with the exception of only two, are by Joe, including the cover shot. We must be talking about the same guy. Â If this is correct, it is indeed sad news, and I am truly sorry. While I never met Joe Benson, we talked on the phone once or twice about climbs in the Selkirks, and we made that kind of plan where "...we should hook up some time and do some climbing...", but sadly, we never did. Â Never do the words "carpe diem" mean more than in situations such as this. Rest in peace, Joe. Quote
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