islandclimber Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Anyone know if anything up that way on the swiss wall/ or aldergrove wall is formed up... It's been really warm the last while. I saw a post about climbing there on Jan 22 but it's warmed up even more since then if that's possible. Just wondering if it will still be in?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthly Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 i'm sure it's still in. very reliable ice, when we climbed it last (jan 22)- everything else (duffey etc) had rotted out (cept' the every-reliable-rambles-right). since then, we've watched the temps remain the same or colder. if you're on it, the approach- follow the road or die- isn't that bad. add a day to your trip and build a snow cave at the base, then score the only ascents on most that stuff this year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthly Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 ps. it'll likely be covered with a lot of snow- which is good- but intimidating. climb anyway. the snow cover is no worse than wet gloves, you'll be amazed at how 'not-bad' the snow covered ice is to deal with. it's going home with no vertical ascent that's a little harder on the soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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