The 2012-13 Colorado Ice Conditions Thread
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Loch Vale vicinity report: |
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Thanks for all of the updates everyone, very much appreciated! |
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if anyone wants to teach a noob (complete noob from califorina) some ice climbing this december, i'd love to tag along. beers on me. i have all the gear. |
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Glacier Gorge Report: |
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Slverton: south mineral creek. Lower direct north face is not in, but there must have been a pronounced freeze line at about 10,500 ft. Because the top pitches are much fatter than the lower few pitches. Same with cataract creek. |
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Kevin Gillest wrote: Lincoln Upper Right-Side Entire Lincoln Falls Ice, as of 12 noon Oct 28th. Great conditions, the maintenance work/farming has really paid off, hats off to all involved! Ice growing in places I have never seen in the pastWow definately a LOT of work going on up there. |
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Went up yesterday into the Mt. Meeker cirque and climbed the Flying Dutchman. I posted a full conditions report at elevatedattitude.com. |
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Lincoln looks great this year! I had no idea there was farming and work being done up there until a friend at work mentioned it. Anyone from MP involved? If so, I definitely will buy you a beer once I get up there and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Cheers! |
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Anyone been in Fields chimney? Saw that Phil ran into some peeps who did it recently... |
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Ice Conditions: The Flying Dutchman [10/31/2012]
Phil Magistro wrote:Went up yesterday into the Mt. Meeker cirque and climbed the Flying Dutchman. I posted a full conditions report at elevatedattitude.com. elevatedattitude.com/dailyl…Phil, Thanks for kicking that perfect staircase in there for me. It made for a fun an quick ascent! Here are some pics from yesterday to supplement Phil's Report: |
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So what is the best way down from Flying Dutchman? I'm thinking about soloing, do you need a rope to get down a section of the loft? |
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Go without a rope and downclimb the loft! |
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Is that guy wearing clown pants in the chimney? Pretty awesome. |
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The guys farming at Lincoln are doing a great job. |