kashmir Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 lucky bastards!!!!!. Looks like grade 4+ to me although it might have a seriousness rateing given the fact that its spring and the ice probably isnt all that solid. What were the temps during your trip? Was there any water running? Those Pics are pretty sweet. Quote
scot'teryx Posted March 31, 2002 Author Posted March 31, 2002 4+? No shit?There was alot of slush and crap on it, and belaying made for a nasty slush fall on the head. If the ice was more solid w/o the junk it would have been alot easier. No water running down the route we did though, but constant flow off to the right. I really hope to hit it later this week early in the morning though. I hear it is going to get much colder at night with the high pressure sytem moving in. Quote
kashmir Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 Well dude take advantage of it. Its been kinda a shitty year for ice. Are you going to try and lead the ice? given your last trip do you think its leadable. Where exactly is this flow? Quote
scot'teryx Posted March 31, 2002 Author Posted March 31, 2002 Please see yellow dot for location on this image Top of chair 1 i think it is, the high speed quad.right off of the groomed run.I think leading it would be very possible, as me the newbie would love to try next time. Quote
kashmir Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 Well if its still slushy all I can say is be carefull. Thanks for posting the location picture, I wasent quite sure were you were. Quote
Colin Posted April 1, 2002 Posted April 1, 2002 The pillar to the right of where you climbed is WI4. Where you were climbing is WI3. I think most people agree with these ratings. Quote
fleblebleb Posted April 1, 2002 Posted April 1, 2002 Matt Truitt and I climbed that flow earlier that same day. We were there right after the lifts opened in the morning and stopped around 1 pm, a little after the sun came around to hit it. We spent the rest of the day skiing the upper lift and never saw you guys. I copied your picture and drew our line in blue on it. Hope you don't mind I guessed WI 3, maybe 3+ except that it is easier now because it's basically been kicked to death. There is a staircase all the way up, one can just hook with the tools. I'm not really sure whether the thing is still in for leading, unless you can solo it. The two chandeliers on the right (marked with red ellipses) were dripping rivers all day, made us nervous. The pillar (third ellipse, closest to blue line) looked better than the chandeliers but I still didn't want to put anything (screw or tool) into it. There is a big space behind it and it didn't seem to be very well attached at the top. Leading the rest on screws might be a questionable idea, the ice is very soft and screws can also melt out. [ 03-31-2002: Message edited by: fleblebleb ] [ 03-31-2002: Message edited by: fleblebleb ] Quote
scot'teryx Posted April 1, 2002 Author Posted April 1, 2002 Went up on Saturday afternoon, no one else there. I have never walked up at a chair lift line before, but we got on the quad and were at the ice in minutes. Since Sergio had seen someone climbing it on Friday, we had a route already setup, and a TR ready to go pretty quickly. Can anyone tell me what this ice is rated? I assume it is one of the easiest routes around? Sergio hit the first line, and revealed to us that this late on the afternoon (330pm) made it kind of tough with all the crap on the route We closed down the ski area and got out of there almost as the sun set. Nice day up there though. How long with the ice remain is the question? [ 03-31-2002: Message edited by: scot'teryx ] Quote
scot'teryx Posted April 1, 2002 Author Posted April 1, 2002 quote: Originally posted by fleblebleb:[QB]The two chandeliers on the right (marked with red ellipses) were dripping rivers all day, made us nervous. The pillar (third ellipse, closest to blue line) looked better than the chandeliers but I still didn't want to put anything (screw or tool) into it. There is a big space behind it and it didn't seem to be very well attached at the top. Leading the rest on screws might be a questionable idea, the ice is very soft and screws can also melt out.QB] Those chandeliers did look freaky, and were dripping constantlyI only noticed one spot about halfway up our route that seemed like it was real thin. How long do you think it will be safe to climb there in the early morning? Quote
scot'teryx Posted April 3, 2002 Author Posted April 3, 2002 Went back to route today in the morning and sent the route a few times each with some other friends, and my wife even got halfway up Skied the rest of the day in the sun and had to share the mountain with about a dozen other skiers. Life is good, but I really need to get a damn job Quote
sobo Posted April 3, 2002 Posted April 3, 2002 scot'teryx,Maybe you can help me with this, as you've seem to have it all figgered out... How do I get to ski and ice climb, and take my wife, and not have to work? Can you write a book on that? All of us would buy it, i'm sure, Seriously, best of luck in your search. I've been there a couple times myself, but never had the $$ to play while I was looking. Life sucks that way sometimes. [ 04-03-2002: Message edited by: sobo ] Quote
fleblebleb Posted April 4, 2002 Posted April 4, 2002 Sobo, you might want to look into grad school Quote
highclimb Posted April 12, 2002 Posted April 12, 2002 went skiin up there last weekend looks like someone brought a AK-47 up there and fucking unloaded a hand full of clips on it....or i could have just said it is very picked out. also it was meltin/drippin wet Aidan Quote
mvs Posted April 12, 2002 Posted April 12, 2002 quote: Originally posted by highclimb: went skiin up there last weekendlooks like someone brought a AK-47 up there and fucking unloaded a hand full of clips on it....or i could have just said it is very picked out. also it was meltin/drippin wet Aidan Hey! Watch your mouth, young man! Quote
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