Crowd at Cox Hollow on 1/31/15
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I'm a member of the Outdoor Adventure Club at UW-Platteville, and I just want to give everyone a heads up that we are having an ice climbing event at Gov Dodge state park this Saturday. We will have a group of about 25 novice climbers. We don't want to hog it, but it will take some time to get through all the climbers. I just don't want to ruin anyone's plans this weekend. |
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Hey, thanks for the heads up! |
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Thanks for the heads up, but 25, that seems a little excessive. Shouldn't a university "Outdoor Adventure Club" promote Leave No Trace principles? |
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Josh, thanks for the heads up. Keep in mind most folks are not on Mountain Project. |
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I assume the park also knows about this. They charge a nominal fee (I think it's $50) for any type of "event" that occurs at the park. If you haven't signed up ahead of time they will find you and charge the $$. |
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Chris, if you charge people for the specific event, you need a permit and you generally need proof of insurance. |
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Eggs, let me know when you cave, I'll happily lend you some gear for your first time... |
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Money isn't the only catalyst, but it is the clearest one. Simply being a group representing an organization usually causes official ears to prick up, both in the WDNR and in the wider world of park and land managers. |
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Think all anyone is saying ,they don't mind climber's . But with a group of this size they are going to shred the ice, its a small area . And people who do like to ice climb some of who can only climb on weekends. May not get any climb time. Think we as climbers all welcome new climber's. We all started somewhere right ? |
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Regarding the original post, I think Josh may have ended up making it look worse than it really is. They are planning to have 2 sessions with about 12-13 people (a morning group and an afternoon group). And each session will likely break down again into two groups of 6-7 (one group on ice, while the other goes for a hike/ski/something else) - especially if there are other parties that show up. |
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6 people on the ice at the same time with only three ropes? Gokul,I know i suck at math but I can't figgure out this algebraic equation. |
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jon jugenheimer wrote:6 people on the ice at the same time with only three ropes? Gokul,I know i suck at math but I can't figgure out this algebraic equation.#simulrapping |
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Folks from SW Wisc solo routinely, like 50% of the time. |
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Yeah, everyone solos, then they simulrap down! It's only a little more tricky with 7 people, but all you have to do is one simul-tandem-rap with the two lightest people in the group paired against the heaviest person. =) |
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#solocal |
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So J for clarification purposes. Is that ,so local or going local ? Maybe hit a climb up tomorrow ?? Lone rock maybe ?? |
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Timothy Labansky wrote:So J for clarification purposes. Is that ,so local or going local ? Maybe hit a climb up tomorrow ?? Lone rock maybe ??#solocal a combination of "solo" and "local" - defined as a local who regularly solos the routes in a given area, eg. Gokul at Cox Hollow. |
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So I'm told that when Josh and the Platteville group arrived at Cox Hollow there was a group of over 20 from Indiana University occupying the crag. So the Platteville group made do with what there was at the Stephens Falls area. |
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Holy Fuck, WHY?!?!? |
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jon jugenheimer wrote:Holy Fuck, WHY?!?!?Because ice climbing is awesome! |
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I'm so sorry, Josh. |