sja5150 Posted October 28, 2004 Posted October 28, 2004 Is there anyone in the Las Vegas area that climbs ice? Yes I know this is for the Pacific Northwest!! I moved here from northern Montana. Man I miss snow!! Just tryin' to find a climbing partner. I look forward to hearing from you!! Quote
Lepton Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 Damn! When I saw the subject line I was thinking to myself, "What!? Ice climbing in Vegas!?" I almost started to think about breaking out the vintage tools and combining some climbing with my new found passion for tournament poker. Quote
Dru Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 There's some sweet ice back in the canyons under some conditions. at the head of Oak Creek I seem to recall eying a couple steep falls on the north facing walls while climbing Black Orpheus. Â Up on Charleston they have some 2 pitch WI5 too from what I heard. Quote
Alpinfox Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 The Luxor would make for a spicy lead. Crampons skittering on the glass, newlyweds and nearlydeads yelling at you, rent-a-cops shining maglites in your eyes, picks cammed in the window glazing... Sounds like a blast! Â Quote
genepires Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 Jason don't know anything about ice climbing! Â (hi Jason!) Quote
Alex Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 he sure don't know anything about Vegas (hi Jason!) Quote
geordie Posted October 29, 2004 Posted October 29, 2004 His pimp in Bellingham always makes me pay to go climbing with him!! (hi jason!) Quote
genepires Posted October 30, 2004 Posted October 30, 2004 that is not in mt charleston but behind the ikea in renton. (hi Jason! you must be shy or out sending hard sandstone.) Â Â "constipated people don't give a crap" Quote
Jason_Martin Posted October 30, 2004 Posted October 30, 2004 Check this out: Mount Charleston Ice  (Hi Guys!)  Jason Quote
lancegranite Posted October 30, 2004 Posted October 30, 2004 JM, KLAS 8 has a sweet weather station at the Charleston Lodge. the weather cam takes a nice photo of Cathedral peak. KLAS 8 weather Quote
alpinerockfiend Posted November 3, 2004 Posted November 3, 2004 I definitely saw some good lookin' flows and curtains in Oak Creek last January. Quote
kurthicks Posted November 3, 2004 Posted November 3, 2004 what are the odds of finding some of those climbs in condition say around Thanksgiving? it seems possible with the altitude, but they are pretty far south... Quote
lancegranite Posted November 3, 2004 Posted November 3, 2004 I was up at the mountain yesterday, we have a really good snowpack going on, with a warmer first layer of snow that should provide for some good ice. The VHM was just a thin strip of white, not even close to climbable. Watch the link I posted for your awnser....After all, it is ice in the middle of the desert. Â As for the flows that seep out of the limestone bands behind Red rocks.... that is a long way to hike for ice that might fall off when you touch it. But it does look good! JM is much more of an expert than I about such matters.... Â We topped out on Rainbow mountain a couple of winters ago to the sight of a ten foot wide river of solid ice that dissapeared down to the climbers left of Rainbow wall. Quote
lummox Posted November 10, 2004 Posted November 10, 2004 oak creek canyon. bitch to get to and easy ice. Quote
sja5150 Posted November 12, 2004 Author Posted November 12, 2004 Where is Oak Creek Canyon!!!??? Quote
rat Posted November 12, 2004 Posted November 12, 2004 what are the odds of finding some of those climbs in condition say around Thanksgiving? it seems possible with the altitude, but they are pretty far south... Â if you're driving down and have the time, you may want to check out wheeler peak as well. Quote
sja5150 Posted November 17, 2004 Author Posted November 17, 2004 Again I ask: where is Oak Creek Canyon???!!! Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell meeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Â Shawn Quote
Dru Posted November 17, 2004 Posted November 17, 2004 Dude if you live in Vegas and don't know that THERE IS NO HELP FOR YOU!!!! Quote
Jason_Martin Posted November 18, 2004 Posted November 18, 2004 Again I ask: where is Oak Creek Canyon???!!! Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell meeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Shawn  Check out Red Rock Canyon. Oak Creek's the last canyon on the loop road.  Jason Quote
layton Posted November 18, 2004 Posted November 18, 2004 Dude if you live in Vegas and don't know that THERE IS NO HELP FOR YOU!!!! Â yeah????? Quote
Dru Posted November 18, 2004 Posted November 18, 2004 it'd be like living in Squamish and not knowing where the Smoke Bluffs are! Quote
sja5150 Posted November 23, 2004 Author Posted November 23, 2004 Anyway...thanks Jason. Believe it or not, I've been here 2 years and never went to Red Rocks!! Sad, I know... Quote
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