grenalds Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Anyone have any experience on the North Side in the winter? We did our first winter trip this year on Gib Ledges. Looking to climb some ice next year. I know it's outta season, but thought I'd see if anyone has any experience... Approach? Conditions? Really bad idea?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaredSilly Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I was on the Willis one winter. Fell into more damn crevasses on the Carbon than on any previous trip on the hill. Got to the point my partner started laughing about - that is until we both went in at the same time, albeit different cracks. Fortunately, we never went in deeper than our butts. Best approach is from Carbon River, ride a bike to the end of the road and walk in from there. As for conditions it all depends. We went in on a dry year and great conditions - just really high winds up high. Could be nasty if lots of unconsolidated snow. Same for avalanche conditions. Ice??? If you want alpine ice I would pick another time of year or route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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