spionin Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) i second that. pretty sticky, nice. not sure what this route is, it's on the left of the alpental falls group. the bottom set of pillars was a little brown, but was actually easy to protect. the top was a little styrofoamy, also enjoyable. ...this is very sad - i can't seem to embed the photo. but it's uploaded into my profile. Edited February 2, 2009 by spionin Quote
AlpineMonkey Posted February 4, 2009 Author Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) I want to get out and climb some ice this upcoming weekend, if anyone is interested send me a pm. I have three climbs of interest and would be down for whatever fits your goals the most. They are, in no particular order of interest, "What do Ardenvors Eat? - Entiat (est 5), "Drury Falls" - Leavenworth (est 4), or "Dropline" - Strobach (est. 4+ to 5). From recent trips I know all of these lines look to be in and climbable. If anyone has any interest, again let me know the eariler the better. EDIT: partner found. Edited February 4, 2009 by AlpineMonkey Quote
Tokogirl Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 Anyone been out around Dry Falls lately? Quote
Tokogirl Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Dry Falls by Coulee City??? Paul, Yes, Sun Lakes State Park. Have you checked it out lately? Thanks, Teresa Quote
Paul_detrick Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Theres some picthers on the banks lk thread of last weekend, Summer Falls is just south of Coulee City on Pinto Rigde Rd, and the other stuff is north of there. The golf course rts not in. 1st pitch of clockwork is in but thin. Champane is looking better every week, should be good to go. Routes on Lk Lenore are in. Quote
Layback Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I drove by Tumwater Canyon on Saturday. Drury Falls looks to be in if anyone cares to cross the river... Quote
AlpineMonkey Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 Do you have any pictures? I heard the opposite from somone else, saying it was not in and that the top pitch had fallen out. Quote
Layback Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 No pics sorry. I rode by there on Sunday in the passenger seat as my wife drove. I just happened to be looking up in the Canyon and saw a massive ice flow. I went home and research what it was and figured it was Drury. It's quite possible that the last pitch has fallen out since this was my first time looking at it without knowing what it was. Your source may be better and if I posted misinformation, my apologies. Quote
Peakpimp Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Anyone able to confirm the conditions of Drury? Inquiring minds want to know! Quote
hacim Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Drove by Drury this weekend, it is not in. There is some ice but did not look at all climbable. A lot of other smaller climbs did look climbable, like the ones across from castle rock. Climbed This to Shall Pass at lake wenatchee with 5.12dreamer on sunday. Looked fat but both pitches had quite a bit of snice even on the steeper sections making it more difficult to climb and protect than we'd hoped for. Still fun just don't expect thunker ice like it looks to be from the base. The small bowl above the climb had more snow than we expected but the main path directly threatening the climb has slid some time ago so it seemed pretty safe. Timequake looked like it had some missing sections especially at the start of the third pitch. Quote
AlpineMonkey Posted February 16, 2009 Author Posted February 16, 2009 If anyone has any weekend updates, please post it up. I'm trying to figure out what to do tomorrow. Today Denise, Freeman, Kyle, Mike, and I had a party on The Smear in Leavenworth. Quote
AlpineMonkey Posted February 16, 2009 Author Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) Nice job Kevin! What are you gona name it??? I thought you just told me it was cloudy and miserable...I see blue sky in your freakin' pictures. Edited February 16, 2009 by AlpineMonkey Quote
kevino Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Mini-TR from the weekend. David and I had some great plans for some alpine goodness, however when we arrived to marsh area just beyond the Colchuck lake junction our view was.. (ok really that was taken today but the view was close to the same plus it was snowing harder) Well the limited/lack of visibility and unexpected amounts of new snow (6-10"!?!?) made us change our mind about our plans. I had seen this ice last May when hiking to Stuart so we decided to do some alpine ice cragging. Beyond Stuart lake and on the cliffs below Stuart Glacier this can be found: I'm too lazy to draw on the picture but at least 7 routes of 2-4 pitches can be climbed here rangning from WI3 to WI4/5 (guessing) and some mixed. We climbed the ice on the left most/lowest buttress. We climbed it in 2 pitches and rapped before it got dark. David recieved a good shot of ice to the face and he got his first ice related wound. With that in mind we named it Valentine's Day Facial Shot, WI3 80m. Credit David Kiehl with the photos. And Craig, that was the only blue sky we saw the whole trip! Quote
Paul_detrick Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 We climbed at the punch bowl, no deathcicles, trotsky's revenge was great. Still ice to climb, just not a lot of lines to choose from. Paul PS did a climb way back behind Soap LK on friday, would have been great last month when it was colder. Quote
powderhound Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Strobach: First on the left: thin a steep seems to have fallen down and now reformed. Ice dreams: still looks nice a blue and fat Dropline: In Sudden change of plan: looked fatter then when I was there last week Sad Ce bu: Not in Watchtower: Still not in, unless you wanna dry tool for 80+ feet Primus Suckus: WI 5+ conditions ICe bleeder: WI5??? Tower of Power: touching but looking scary All in all, worth it for a day trip if you have a sled, but I don't think it is worth the slow shoe. Quote
AlpineMonkey Posted February 16, 2009 Author Posted February 16, 2009 To the dork that told me Icicle Creek looked good...For the rest of you its not in...Thanks for getting me out on a walk though! Bryan, what did you guys climb? Did you get on that pillar? Quote
powderhound Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 To the dork that told me Icicle Creek looked good...For the rest of you its not in...Thanks for getting me out on a walk though! Bryan, what did you guys climb? Did you get on that pillar? Climbed: First on the left- in interesting shape about foot and half wide at bottom. Climbed up under the Unnamed A, decided that everything is way foreshortened and I didn't have the balls to swing out on to the 20 foot hanging curtain. I think I want to go back with a sled or fourwheeler and bring a drill and put some bolts in the roof. I think it would make a great mixed climb. Pillar not in. Quote
AlpineMonkey Posted February 17, 2009 Author Posted February 17, 2009 Someday it will touch down and somebody will climb it. Unclimbed A (left) and Ponderosa Pillar (right) in good conditions (2007): Quote
Dane Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 We did a couple of climbs back of Source lake over the weekend. Climbed there Friday through Monday and no one there but skiers, snow shoers and us in those four full days. Some of this stuff forms once in a "Blue Moon". Amazing...as it was just like climbing in Canada during the sping the last few days but at Alpental! Weird.......with all the decent ice around. Most people were heading for the Alpine stuff in the area. This one is 3 pitches, 130' WI4, 110' WI5 and 130' WI4. The line is easily one of the best water ice climbs in Washington. 1st pitch. No camera tilt here on P2, it really is that over hanging, which is unusual anywhere on ice. Down from mid pitch 2. P3 By passing the funky anchor set up right at the base of the crux, this one we did as a fun enduro pitch @ WI4 160m Again looking down mid pitch. Quote
spionin Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 on saturday my buddy dan and i went out to scout at alpental, but falls i-iv looked dead and rotting. it was quite warm. across the valley the ice was looking a little more blue and promising, and there was word of a few people climbing chair. around noon we saw a group of climbers (the human dots are on the right side of the image) getting off the ice fall in center-left: this also looked ok-ish: then this morning i drove by vantage and saw that fugs has been basking in the sun a bit much, and this (can't remember the name, across from sunshine wall) - was looking a little sad too: on the drive back across the pass, i swung by the upper lot at alpental and snapped a few pics. things looked a little more promising than on saturday: then again, i think they got a little bit of snow, and the dusting simply filled the visible holes in the ice. if it gets colder, maybe the stuff will look a bit more solid, but for now nothing to get too stoked on. Quote
Dane Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 on saturday my buddy dan and i went out to scout at alpental, but falls i-iv looked dead and rotting. it was quite warm. Guess you failed to read the post above Lots of ice to get stoked about in the Apental area...even today, which was the warmest in a week. Quote
Alex Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 That's Not Quite a Plum. Bryant Buttress is the large rock wall/buttress in the upper left of the pic. then this morning i drove by vantage and saw that fugs has been basking in the sun a bit much, That's Frenchman Falls, actually. and this (can't remember the name, across from sunshine wall) - was looking a little sad too: That's Fuggs Falls. Quote
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