JoshK Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Anybody climbed the alleged ice flows in the Lincoln Amplitheater in the Sawatch Range of CO? Apparently they tend to form rather early and have to be climbed early due to eventual snow accumulation. Any info would be ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egaibrev Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 The website climbingboulder.com is a great resource for rock and ice routes in Colorado. They have frequent updates regarding ice conditions and a database of route descriptions. If you click on the "community" and "comments" sections, there is a post today from someone who was up at Lincoln yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Hey egail, thanks for the tip. I checked out climbingboulder but must have missed that comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Climbed there a few times.  The main flow is a FAT, steppy, two-pitch WI3 that has a somewhat longer steep section at the top. It can normally accomodate two parties, but there's a bit of a funnel effect in the middle and I've seen people get bombed. There's mixed variations on either side of the line.  To the left of the main line theres WI3/3+ stuff that comes in later in the season - also some mixed options way, way left when everything is fat. To the right there's normally a WI4 pillar with some hanging curtains that also get done from time to time. A few feet to the right of this there's a cool 1 pitch WI3/3+ that you can link up with the main flow. There's a rampy WI2 a bit further to the right, then a 4+/5- pillar even further right. That's about it. Lots of fun and the main line probably stays in until May in good years.  The only bummer about the place is that it is one of the first places to come in, so it's pretty crowded early season - and the pilars are TRable so they get beat to death and look like cottage cheese by mid-December.  Early season.  Late season  Note the absence of the right-most pillar/flow in this photo, and the deterioration of the center-line as well.  Images poached from climbingboulder.com.  Link here: http://www.climbingboulder.com/ice/db/hoosier_pass_lincoln_fall/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 looks like a nice beginner area, whats the approach like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 20-30 minutes up a scree slope. Kinda sucks in early season, not bad in late season. Sounds like the main lines are already in-but-thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 not worth a long drive, but fun if nearby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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