murse11 Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Climbed in the same area described above on tuesday, with similar conditions. Ice was getting a bit crappy in spots, lots of dinner plating. And fresh kitty tracks all around us! Quote
Buckaroo Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 Climbed a good portion of Drury Falls on Saturday...we ended up bailing halfway up the main flow to make it back to cross the river in daylight. Â You cross over before dawn and cross back after dark, that's what headlamps are for Quote
spionin Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 climbed in source lake basin today: the telemetry from the past few days suggested pretty cold temps and very little precip. however, there was quite a bit of fresh snow on the ground. it snowed all day, and we could see accumulation at the end of the day. it was warmer in the morning and got colder as the day progressed. bring hardshell and synthetic insulation. Â we approached without flotation (not recommended. at least bring gaiters for postholing). huge props to rachel for going all-terrain on the snow and breaking trail through some very wallowy sections. Â Â it was REALLY overcast and disorienting this morning (and we knew exactly where to go). make sure you have your bearings. Â we first approached source lake line. p2 was too thin for my flavor, thin and chopped up at the bottom. looks like it's gotten quite a bit of traffic, so i'm sure there are some awesome climbers getting on it. i took a few pictures on rappel: Â we went right instead and went up the deceptively steep curtain. there were no pick holes, and it was fun and plenty challenging for a warm-up. Â we rapped from the top and did a high traverse to flow reversal. very mushy ice on p1. we did a long p1 to the startof the crux curtain, i was able to place 3 screws the entire pitch, most just fell out in the mush. Â the belay was a shower stall = i got soaked. the curtain was very mushy in places and sheared a lot. it also had some generous pick holes, which definitely made it easier. super fun moves, but the "ice" was very ...meh and scary in places. Â this is my ultra-contrasted photo that's supposed to show how water-logged it is: Â Â Â Â awesome day all-in-all! Quote
jstreet Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 Great day! You're really getting after it! Â >>>>>>>>>> spionin ...climbed in source lake basin today... Quote
jstreet Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 The ice in the chair peak north slope couloir above the far end of Snow Lake is looking good. Went there with yesterday with Matt...see our TR here Quote
JensHolsten Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 Hubba Hubba's still fat as of today (2/16/12)...other routes to the right and left are also still in Quote
Woodcutter Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Hubba Hubba was good on Sat early AM, buried under 2" & a bit hollow in places. But the snow was building fast and becoming unstable when we left at 1 PM [img:center]http://www.kodakgallery.com/imaging-site/services/doc/5758:238698078212/jpeg/BG[/img] Quote
coldiron Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Climbed Hubba Hubba on Mon. and it was still good, although hollow or mushy in spots for screws. We climbed the left facing mixed corner on the right side of the main flow in two long pitches. Takes great gear... used KB's, lost arrow, cams, tricam, nuts, screws, even a Spectre. Easy climbing, but fun! Conditions should be better through the week, as temps are supposed to be dropping. Snow was stable for us but heavier snow over rain crust could be a problem later. Â Drury Falls looks really fat from the road. Â Drove by Banks, so checked on The Cable and H2O2 Mon. Morning, and they were there, but too rotten to climb. Colder weather this week could have them back in shape. Quote
Vernman23 Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 was in there on saturday and climbed Primus Sucks. Not much else was looking to good was very warm. Quote
bsvik Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Has anybody been by Millennium Wall recently and got a look at the condition of ice? Â What about Hubba Hubba? I'm assuming that Millennium usually has similar conditions to Hubba based on location, elevation, and aspect??? Â Thanks Quote
laurel Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 Kiddie Cliff is in (a pile of snow). Â Â The steeper part cleaned off surprisingly well after a few TR laps... too dark for an after picture though. Quote
kurthicks Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Anyone been out on Chair or the NF of Snoqualmie recently? Quote
JDCH Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Kurt- My two buddies went and did the NF of chair last Saturday, (while I had food poisoning from a funky enchiladas ) They told me it was mostly a steep snow climb, with a breakable crust and only VERY short sections of Ice. They had trouble placing decent protection for most of the route until they were in the trees. They did say however, that the NE Buttress looked beautiful and in the sun and they wished they had done that instead. I am heading up there tomorrow to do the NE Buttress, I will let you know how it goes! Quote
Alex Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 It is MID APRIL! people, geez, rock climbing?! Hello?! Quote
kurthicks Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Been out climbing rock over 25 days already Alex. I want more local alpinism before it's all gone. Â Any beta on the NF of Snoqualmie? How about travel conditions? Quote
kevino Posted April 13, 2012 Author Posted April 13, 2012 Anyone been out on Chair or the NF of Snoqualmie recently? Â People were climbing it saturday...both north face and ne buttress... Â Â i'd be suprised if this was still standing.. Quote
genepires Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Been out climbing rock over 25 days already Alex. I want more local alpinism before it's all gone. Â way to rub it in. us working monkeys all sad. Quote
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