TimL Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Drove out to Leavenworth today in hopes of finding some climbable ice. If your thinking about heading out there Sunday the only ice you'll find is ice cold beer at Gustavs. Granted others may have different opinion, but the following is what I observed. Hubba Hubba: Hiked up to the base with the hopes of the ice being thicker than it looked from the road. The central flow was the only thing that looked like it had ice but upon getting to the base there was about an inch of ice, at the thickest places which were few, with no ice touching the ground. For the most part it was thin smears of ice/verglass with snow covering. I would have a problem calling it remotely close to being "in" even for the ambitious. Right and left flows had even less ice. Maybe after a solid cold snap it will go. Falls across from SC parking lot: Bring goggles, flippers and a snorkel. Drury: From the road it looked like it was starting to form with varying degrees of ice from bottom to top. Looked like the upper falls had some big holes. Pencil: Although this is the first time I've ever seen the climb, it looked like it was forming with ice starting at the base and continuing all the way up to the feeder snowfields. Very beautiful line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 bummer but thanks for the beta, tim. i hope you were rewarded with lots of that ice cold beer for your efforts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 If adventurous "mixed "is your thing Guye peak - S.Rib is in decent enough shape to be very fun. Just ask Stebbi and Lizzy"#6"Hawker . They fired it off in fine style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted December 28, 2002 Share Posted December 28, 2002 No ice there yet as of today either. I got a good look at it this time. You need more snow on the bowl above it for this one to form better. Maybe the new snow out there will help it come into shape soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimL Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 Anybody visit the Icicle this weekend? Anybody know if Hubba Hubba or Drury has formed yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 DRURY HAS BEEN LOOKING GOOD FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CascadeClimber Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Drury was climbed last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimL Posted January 13, 2003 Author Share Posted January 13, 2003 Anybody see Hubba Hubba? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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