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Wisconsin Ice Conditions?

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Tradiban · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2004 · Points: 11,610

G Dodge? Lone Rock? Wyalusing? Anything?

bdaw · · Monmouth, IL · Joined Jan 2011 · Points: 35

I was at Wyalusing a week and a half ago with a friend and the main flow didn't have anywhere near enough ice to go. We hiked up the tracks a few hundred yards and messed around on a small 20 foot flow that was covered since we were already there, but it certainly wouldn't be worth driving up just for that. From the road, the quarry didn't look like it had much on it either.

Burton Lindquist · · Madison, WI · Joined Jan 2002 · Points: 4,215

Hey Nick:

I was at Wyalusing quarry on Saturday the 21st. It's pretty grim thus far. We did manage to TR a couple of lines on Quarry Monster but it was thin and very brittle. I posted pics on ClimbingCentral.com so you can see for yourself. Hopefully the thaw/freeze cycle we are currently in weather wise will fatten it all up because there was very little water running at either site at Wylusing on Saturday past..

BURT

Andy Hansen · · Longmont, CO · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 3,130

What a bummer... Vegas has ice. Come out here.

Burton Lindquist · · Madison, WI · Joined Jan 2002 · Points: 4,215

Oh ya... making tentative plans for Red Rocks over spring break coming up.... very end of March and start of April. Ice in Vegas? Up on Charleston?

Gokul G · · Madison, WI · Joined May 2011 · Points: 1,753

I climbed some ice at Lone Rock about 4 weeks ago, but it was kinda thin near the top, and the week of warm temps that followed must almost certainly have killed what little ice there was. Haven't been back since.

Tradiban · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2004 · Points: 11,610

Burt, yea look up Mt Charleston ice on MP, there looks to be a pretty sweet route!

Lee Berg · · Madison, Wi · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 30

Top roped Stephen Falls at Gov. Dodge. on Sunday the 22nd.

I live in Madison and it was hardly worth the drive:



The top of the face = no ice.
The bottom of the face = no ice except for about a 2 foot wide section. The "middle" of the face actually has some half-way decent spots on it,

We stopped climbing pretty early because what was on the wall was busting up pretty good. What you see in the picture is the greatest concentration of ice on the wall but that's about all there is, not enough to even put a screw in.
Andy Hansen · · Longmont, CO · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 3,130

Burt, be sure to drop a line before you head to Vegas and I'll get you my number. Do you have a partner lined up? We should do some climbing while you're out here. I missed Gorny when he was here so I'd like to see some more Wisconsin folks. Rhoads, when are you coming here next?

Burton Lindquist · · Madison, WI · Joined Jan 2002 · Points: 4,215

Hey Andy. I will do just that and let you know when and where I will be in Vegas area climbing. Spring break week for UW is March 31st to April 8th this year and the plan is to come out for all of that week. 3 folks have committed so far.... I would love the chance to climb with you.

Tradiban · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2004 · Points: 11,610

At G Dodge Stephens Falls is a no go, the other falls are ok but doable. At Lone Rock both lines are in and each have one solid line. Not anything leadable though.

Gokul G · · Madison, WI · Joined May 2011 · Points: 1,753

Yesterday, I climbed with Doug H and others at Lone Rock and G-Dodge. Far as I could tell, only one of the two flows at Lone Rock was in, but this is my first season there so I might be mistaken. Stevens Falls was thin and broken up throughout, though there appeared to be a continuous line on the far right side of the wall.

ellen1298 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 0

is it safe to assume that last weeks insanely warm temps melted whatever was left at Lone Rock and G Dodge?

Gokul G · · Madison, WI · Joined May 2011 · Points: 1,753

G Dodge is almost certainly all gone. Lone Rock might still have a thin but climbable column.

Tradiban · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2004 · Points: 11,610

Ellen, it might be ok. LR is totally north facing and yes its been warm but its been below freezing at night, which might make it pretty good. Wyalusing probably gets too much sun though.

Gokul G · · Madison, WI · Joined May 2011 · Points: 1,753

Cox Hollow/Enee Point at G Dodge is now in again. Led up both the left and right side flows today.

alpinejason · · Minneapolis · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 176

The western flow at Lone Rock was climbable last weekend. Some of the curtain has delaminated from the rock but the fat ice portion is good to go.

The other flow looked to be about 10ft short of touchdown. Didn't rap in to look though.

The river was wide open so best bet is to belay from above.

Juggler Jones · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 1,185

Wyalusing was nice this past wknd.

Hidden ice

quarry monster had a good route

Juggler Jones · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 1,185

here's the Lone Rock fall on the river... looking good, from the air

Lone Rock

ChadR · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 90

Cool, that little hidden climb is nice. Did you find that up the road from the quarry?
Wanted to stop and climb with you last weekend but ended up finding another hidden gem near Backbone in IA...

Juggler Jones · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 1,185

Here is what the railroad tracks looked like last wknd.

Not much ice

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Midwest
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