[TR] Cache Cr. Area - OJ & Marble Condish 12/6/2008

[G-spotter]

Trip: Cache Cr. Area - OJ & Marble Condish

 

Date: 12/6/2008

 

Trip Report:

Jesse and I drove up to check out ice conditions yesterday.

 

Oregon Jack had a bunch of crud and mushrooms with a spewing hole just above the halfway cave, on the right. We tried to climb a line up the left side to the cave where it was mostly dry but the spewage from the hole kept shifting and when it started chucking down on us, Jesse was about 20' up, we decided to bail... Ice was mostly air/snow and worthless for screws.

 

Drove over to check out Marble Canyon. Looked more like October than early Dec. In fact I can't recall ever seeing it this thin before. Also it was +2C out at 2PM. Lots of running water. Dihedral was fattest line, but only about 1/2 way to touching down. deeping wall was a cm or two thick for much of its length. also the lake is minimally frozen over and has a big broken hole where it appears an over excited ice fisherman may have fallen in.

 

In short there was nothing climbable and there probably won't be as long as these condiions continue!

 

Gear Notes:

Wishful thinking.

 

Approach Notes:

Lots of driving.

[tanstaafl]

Amish girl is glad she went to Leavenworth and climbed dry cold rock instead. Thanks for the conditions report.