Looking for Beta - Hood, Nordwand

[B Deleted_Beck]

Howdy

 

I gather that generally speaking, about this time in the season, die Nordwand is rapidly losing value.. given that we're in the middle of our second high-snow year in a row, and that temps have been staying very consistently sub-frozen up there, do you supposed it'll still be a quality climb into early May? What am I looking at for a last-chance date range, this year, do you suppose?

 

I'm probably gonna accept a job offer next week, slashing my climbing schedule availability down to the-occasional-weekend.. and I'm having to think critically about what routes I can realistically tick this year.. "all of them" just isn't going to happen, now.

 

Thanks

 

-Ben

[DPS]

Some dude soloed the North Face in late June:http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=480466

[ScaredSilly]

Two guys went for stroll up it a couple of years ago (2010) July 4 weekend:

 

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/969283/1

[B Deleted_Beck]

Wow.. nice. I probably didn't read every word, but I didn't see anything about rockfall- have anything rolling down on you guys?

[ScaredSilly]

There might have been a pebble or two but nothing that was of concern.