spionin Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) Trip: Liverwurst - Hubba Hubba Date: 12/19/2009 Trip Report: troy (t_rutl), steve (coug4) and i toook a little cragging trip to leavenworth. the conditions weren't, uhm, best, but the company was too rad to miss out on. we hiked up through water-logged snow, through a thick whiteout, stared at the gps for a while (it was giving info that firmly conflicted with the analog compass), when suddenly the falls revealed themselves the climbing was alright - the ice was really wet and mushy, hard to protect, but i was able to place a few nuts and a solid pin into the rock. it was nice to sneak in a climb before everything is obliterated by this warming trend Gear Notes: a few stubbies, mostly rock pro Approach Notes: per wa ice guide Edited December 20, 2009 by spionin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bf2015 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Ah...Hubba Hubba. Climbed it 3 times last year. What a climb when the ice is fat and avy conditions are low! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineMonkey Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 This "little warmning trend" will NOT obliterate everything...It's just making things fatter. Suppose to get cold again by the end of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spionin Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 This "little warmning trend" will NOT obliterate everything...It's just making things fatter. Suppose to get cold again by the end of the week. thanks for the positive outlook, fat ice is certainly welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannible Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 This "little warmning trend" will NOT obliterate everything...It's just making things fatter. Suppose to get cold again by the end of the week. Word. More snow followed by a bit of warmth followed by cold is a good deal. Lets hope it stays cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_rutl Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 hellz yeah V! good to get out! need to make another day trip soon...when the cold snap sets things back up after Christmas??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spionin Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 you got it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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