Minus Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 I'm over from the UK for a couple of months, based in Seattle, and looking for other people equally sick in the head who actually enjoy winter climbing. Any kinds of routes considered, so give me a message. What have conditions been like recently?? Feels like Scotland here in Seattle and there's some routes over there....just about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haireball Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 that might be me... send me a pm and we'll see what we can get together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 The PNW isn't quite like Scotland unfortunately. It's generally not as cold and has much higher snowfall, so the avo hazard is higher and a lot of the routes get buried before they really form. High snowfall and lengthy approaches can also make winter routes a lengthy affair. There's no real equivalent to the Northern Corries in the Cascades, everything is more like a full on day on the Shelter Stone. There's nothing quite like the Clachaig either which is a damn shame. Normally by this time there's been a big dump of snow but the weather is being weird. Some stuff is in right now, like the Eldorado NW couloir at about Scottish III (1000') but other routes haven't formed due to dry conditions in the fall and warm weather right now. Having said that I'm hoping to get out a lot this winter PM me for more info. Cheers, Ade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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