telemarker Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 My buddy bout shat his pants on your mixed route right of the bolted one I led (shown in the post), the funky pro after the 2nd bolt cought him off guard, which was a worthless #1 camalot. Still, a cool route! Nice work up there so far! Quote
DirtyHarry Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 "mixed" meaning that pro is part gear and part bolts. Quote
telemarker Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 "mixed" meaning that pro is part gear and part bolts. Yes sir, that is correct. Quote
slaphappy Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 My buddy bout shat his pants on your mixed route right of the bolted one I led (shown in the post), the funky pro after the 2nd bolt cought him off guard, which was a worthless #1 camalot. Still, a cool route! Nice work up there so far! It's not super obvious, but an easy arms reach to the left there is a big flake that takes a bomber 3/4" SLCD, a sling keeps the rope in a straight line. It's a fun route. The steep sport route to the right was done by the guys from LMS... - Quote
chrisr Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 (edited) Climbed thin ice in icicle last weekend about 45 minutes off the main road. It wasn't in the guide book so I don't know anything about it. It was WI3 but very thin, rock protection for the route but we got 2 stubbies for a belay. It was at least two pitches but we didn't do the 2nd because the 15 foot vertical portion looked bad. If we could've put a nut in or something we would've done it. I was just happy that I got to swing some tools. There's actually 2 variations to climb. One is tucked into the corner and the other is a nice ribbon on a smooth face. I'm not too familiar with the icicle so I'm not sure where we were. We saw something that looked like ice and took off. 45 minutes up steep slopes. It was a pretty fun day. I'll try and get a photo on here. Edited March 12, 2006 by chrisr Quote
Phil K Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Interesting looking climb; any more info on where it might be? Anyway, for lack of something better to do, the fellas and I went out to have a look at Hubba Hubba again yesterday. Turn's out it's a bit thinner than two weeks ago, but still certainly climbable. When things warm up, it'll go fast, I'm sure. Quote
mike_m Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 We did Hubba Hubba yesterday, the bottom 10m was thin but reasonably solid early in the AM but was thin mush by the time we got back around to the packs. Most of the climb was still in good shape Quote
dbconlin Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 small cams & nuts can be handy on the bottom 30 ft of hubba hubba right now. Quote
ScottP Posted March 26, 2006 Posted March 26, 2006 50 degrees F and sunny in the Icicle today. A typical crowd on Mountie Buttress and a party climbing some chossy crap above Snow Lake parking lot, but otherwise, it was pretty much deserted. Lot's of dry rock, including the left hand side of Pearly Gates. Spring seems to have sprung. Quote
slaphappy Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 Lot's of dry rock, including the left hand side of Pearly Gates. Spring seems to have sprung. Did you go up there? If there is snow above, the melt off usually runs right down the cracks...it may appear dry from the lot but I have my doubts. Who were the guys headed toward Bird's Nest Overhang on lower Castle at 8:30 AM on Saturday? When I drove by it was 36 degrees and in the shade. I did snicker when heading through the Icicle and it was 44 and sunny... The snow up high was fantastic! Quote
RideT61 Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 Anyone been up to Colchuck Lake recently? Is the road still snowed in? Gated? Is there a bootpack all the way to Colchuck Lake or are snowshoes a must? Quote
DirtyHarry Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 They're not "open" yet. Which means they're free. Quote
charlie_b Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 I know. I was wondering if the snow has melted that far down the Icicle yet. Quote
bird Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Has anyone been near snow creek wall recently? What are conditions like this time of year for the approach and descent? Quote
G-spotter Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Has anyone been near snow creek wall recently? What are conditions like this time of year for the approach and descent? http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/566074/an/0/page/0#566074 Quote
telemarker Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Has anyone been near snow creek wall recently? What are conditions like this time of year for the approach and descent? Expect to lose a few pints for a day's climbing... Quote
layton Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Expect to lose a few pints for a day's climbing... Be sure to make them up at the end of the day Quote
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