OuterSpace

[zipzap]

Does anyone know the current approach and climbing conditions for OuterSpace?

[DPS]

Approach for Outer Space will be significantly more difficult in the future as the space shuttle program is ending. Climbing conditions in Outer Space: perfect for sending. Cold temps keep the sweat down and lack of gravity makes hard problems easy.

 

[genepires]

the ticks will form barracades and taunt you to cross. Bring a small army to battle the fearsome blood suckers.

[Tyson.g]

F'ing ticks!

I hate f'ing ticks!

 

[kurthicks]

snow on the top of the wall and likely on the descent. from the road it looks dry.

[DPS]

Way to ruin the game Kurt.

[genepires]

Way to ruin the game Kurt.

 

not a complete ruin. One tick infested day on outer space, I kicked steps in snow after the last pitch. With the exception of the last 20 feet, the rest of the route was bone dry.

[telemarker]

I have to agree with Gene, the ticks are a major deterrent to SCW in spring. That being said, looking at it from L-worth, there seems to be snow at the base of the wall too.

[Sol]

The ticks in Ltown have never bothered me at all. Wear pants, check yourself before you start climbing and check yourself before you get in your car. No big deal.

 

Now pulling 4-6 a day off my dog, that gets a bit old.

[telemarker]

My blood must taste better! I find one on me, and spend the rest of the day feeling "phantom" ticks crawling on my scalp. Or maybe I'm just tweaking ...

[Sol]

Bridge Creek Wall seems to be the tick motherland.

[zipzap]

Thanks

 

Sounds like conditions are as they were many years ago when we climbed it in mid March.

 

Pulled three ticks off then.

[Dan_Miller]

Thanks for the local heads-up Sol! We were thinking about heading over there, and will be very tick wary. Hate those little blood suckers.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

I have to agree with Gene, the ticks are a major deterrent to SCW in spring.

 

the ticks are horrible - everyone should stay away ;-)

[G-spotter]

1) train ticks to drink piss instead of blood (maybe show them a couple of Bear Grylls videos)

2) get goats to eat pissed-up ticks

 

problem?

[telemarker]

I have to agree with Gene, the ticks are a major deterrent to SCW in spring.

 

the ticks are horrible - everyone should stay away ;-)

 

The ticks should die out around the first half off July. I certainly wouldn't recommend climbing SCW until that time.

[wetslide]

ticks- read as locals.

[Sol]

maybe today's snow is killing them off

[spotly]

1) train ticks to drink piss instead of blood (maybe show them a couple of Bear Grylls videos)

2) get goats to eat pissed-up ticks

 

problem?

 

Yes. I fear they'd drop in and queue up at the source. Better to pull them off the other head.

[Sol]

The ticks in Ltown have never bothered me at all. Wear pants, check yourself before you start climbing and check yourself before you get in your car. No big deal.

 

Now pulling 4-6 a day off my dog, that gets a bit old.

 

Ironically had my wife pulling a tick out of me last night after visiting the Wart Wall/Mastadon Area, little guy too.

[genepires]

Karma?

I was going to go in disguised as Sol to avoid the ticks but that appears to not work anymore. Which is good because I don't know how I was going to lose that much weight this soon. And climb that much harder.

 

Never utter the name of the blood sucking demons lest they come looking for ye.

 

 

[stevetimetravlr]

In tick country, if you are vigilant you can always feel the little buggers when they bite you. It is a quick sharp pinch, and if you react by looking at the area instead of scratching it and being aware that this is a tick symptom, then you will always get them before they have a chance to sink there nose in and they come right off and do not transfer infection or inflamation. In the past 20 years, I have pulled hundreds of ticks off me due to the area that i live in and the places I have been and so developed this hyper awareness of how ticks attack! Also be aware that they get on you, and then they crawl upwards, so many bites are on the hairline at your neck, or at your beltline if they have access thru your shirt. Preventive measures such as taping your wrists and ankles and tucking your shirt in work very well, and eliminate the areas you need to be concerned about.

[obwan]

Watch out for the other hairline - they love to crawl up your pant leg. Taping the ankles does work - but also spray some Deet on your legs/pants/shoes etc. ::

[Frankazoid]

Walked up to SCW today. Lots of ticks! whew!

I kept my pants tucked into my socks and this worked great. Just keep an eye on the small grass patches that are along the trail. If you dont let your boots/pants touch those areas you will probably stay tick free, as I did. Most of them are pretty sizeable and are easy to spot. Only 1 climbing group up there with a party of 14!