Lillooet Conditions ??

[glassgowkiss]

Excellent!

Some of us tought nothing is available because was warm in the city. They were wrong. You did great work. I see that you like to climb in any conditions, instead sitting at home and crying to friends that season is over.

Thank you for the report.

oh yeah, like it's worth to drive for 4 hours for yet another bout on some shitty wet ice, let soaking wet, have water run down to your arm pits and later down under. might as well put a bag of ice cubes in a washer, turn it on, dip yourself in it, smash your cold wet fingers with a lid a couple of times and call it good. pretty much the same. desperate, but not that despaerate

[Ade]

Looks like it might just be getting colder for the weekend but things must be well and truely soggy by now

[LYleK]

oh yeah, like it's worth to drive for 4 hours for yet another bout on some shitty wet ice, let soaking wet, have water run down to your arm pits and later down under. might as well put a bag of ice cubes in a washer, turn it on, dip yourself in it, smash your cold wet fingers with a lid a couple of times and call it good. pretty much the same. desperate, but not that despaerate

 

This is a very sad story and clearly outlines the seemingly insurmountable hazards associated with ice climbing. It's probably for the best that you didn't go.

 

Climbed Monday at Denison Creek Falls (near Vernon, BC), 60m WI4/ WI5 (depends on what side). Ted led the first half to below a 10m cauliflower headwall that resembles a serac, I climbed to the trees above up the left side column. Cool views of the Monashees and Silver Star from the top. Denison Lake is about 100m back in the trees, nice spot for an ice farm but too long of an approach to maintain on a regular basis.

 

Approach from Vernon is 1 hour drive, 1.5 hour hike.

 

Pic of Denison Creek Falls from early December (bottom half is now more flow than cauliflower):

[Steddy]

Climbed at Marble today -- we didn't get soaked, but Lyle got the last of the goods. Ended up TR'ing Deeping Wall and Dihedral (narrow & bulgie). Didn't hack anything off - kept it nice and intact. They could be led if you want, just didn't feel the need given the ice condition and new partner. IcyBC's got plenty of water running; 2nd tier is a joke and looked quite funny from the road - nice symmetrical zebra stripe. Upper tier is hanging in, but lots of water in zee middle, too.

Synchronicity looked like one of the only maybe's we saw elsewhere (no binocs with, but looked like the initial start was down to a thread). Can provide more later.

[Dru]

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