Ice route suggestions: day climb & new to area

[buachille]

 

Hi all, I'm looking for some suggestions on a day's worth of climbing. I'm new to the area and have seen some great reports here! I'm looking for somewhere to go with some, dare I say it, tope rope, setups on hard ice. I'm a New England climber coming back to the sport in the PNW and need some refreshing work before I'm comphy leading ice again. Any suggestions in the Cascades? I've got the brown and maroon beckey books as well as the WA ice guide and nothing really jumped out at me. There's gotta be some "tribal" knowledge around here somewhere...

[specialed]

get in car, drive to Canada

[JayB]

Your best bet is to pick up a copy of Alex and Jason's "Washington Ice: A Climber's Guide" or something like that. It should be in stock at all the local climbing shops and/or Amazon.

 

There's usually some ice around, but the TRable stuff is pretty limited.

[buachille]

 

Thanks, I've picked up a copy of that book. Looks like there's some great stuff in there. Also sounds as if it's slightly less than predictable when all the routes come in.