Dr.Hook Posted February 10, 2002 Posted February 10, 2002 Planning a trip to Golden in the upcoming weeks, has anyone climbed ice in the Kicking Horse Canyon? Quote
wayne Posted February 11, 2002 Posted February 11, 2002 The Horse is a great place to start your ice vacation.It is cheap to stay in Golden and quick getting to the ice. Pretty nuts is the roadside classic and the crowds will agree, get there early or late. It will fit several parties but can suck when they bombard with ice or ropes. Riverview is fun,but can crowd out too.Essondale is tougher than the book suggests if the conditions are chandeliered.I think we did the Right and it was a 5 for sure.The other stuff to the left is scary looking. I think it is a great place to warm up for the stuff in Banff.Have fun Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted February 11, 2002 Posted February 11, 2002 I climbed there about 3 weeks ago. The flow I did was the roadside one (Pretty Nuts). It was fat and great. You can do it. Quote
goatboy Posted February 11, 2002 Posted February 11, 2002 Climbed Pretty Nuts and Riverview last spring, in March -- still fat then, so probably good now. Riverview was better, I thought. Did see some weird horizontal fractures, like little bergschrunds in the ice, up high. Scary. Watch out for trains on the approach to Riverview -- walking along the tracks, be wary of places to duck into if trains come!!!! No shit! I hear that Essondale Right is also a good climb. Good luck, Steve Quote
Paul_detrick Posted February 12, 2002 Posted February 12, 2002 see post under ice conditions golden. Paul Quote
Dr.Hook Posted February 13, 2002 Author Posted February 13, 2002 Thanks, will post condition report next week Quote
Crack Posted February 16, 2002 Posted February 16, 2002 kicking horse is great right now, everything in the book plus more looked in -but warmer bluebird days will make for rapid change...essondale right was killer, first pitch thin and chandeliered -tricky pro, the rest is fat with no crowds... fyi -gibraltor wall is still fat, a double freestanding pillar formed high up to the left of the left side, a cold snap would make it a go... Quote
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