robertm Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Saw this ice flow when up in Esmerelda Basin this weekend. Looks fun... the flow from various vantages appeart to go to the top of the formation. Has anyone climbed it? The access seems reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertm Posted January 20, 2003 Author Share Posted January 20, 2003 I have it on good authority via private PM that this has been climbed. It looks fun and if it gets colder it should be pretty fat. Jason/Alex... is this in your impending guide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 i believe it is..... robert did you climb it??? or where you up skiing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 yes its in the guide, tho the pic I've seen of it in the past wasnt as fat as it looks here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 How far up the basin is this? A friend of mine had spotted a flow right off the parking lot in November, but by the time we got out there to climb it, it was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertm Posted January 20, 2003 Author Share Posted January 20, 2003 It is about .25 mi before the parking lot on the right side of the road. I was up boarding and didn't have climbing gear with me. There is a well groomed snomobile trail up to the parking lot that would make for easy skinning. I would estimate it is 9 miles from where the road is closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertm Posted January 20, 2003 Author Share Posted January 20, 2003 Oh, there were two other flows (one further to the left -- looked easier) and one to the left that looked harder. I will post those pics when I get a chance. I think the freeze thaw action and the inversion is making from some fat ice at the right elevations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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