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Location: CO : Alpine Rock : RMNP - Rock : Long's Peak : Upper East Face : Kiener's Route (5.3 Easy Snow)
By: Mark D. When: Sep 24, 2007

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Comments: Climbed Kiener's on Saturday under perfect weather conditions. Found patches of snow on Broadway so we roped up for most of it. Lamb's Slide was the crux with bullet proof ice and we decided to simul/pitch it out. Kiener's was fantastic and we just made our way up as direct and easy as possible - simuling most of it. The top pitch was a bit tricky as I don't believe we were on route. 15 hours car-to-car decending the Keyhole route. Ice on the Cable, ice starting to form in Alexander's and ... more >>

Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : RMNP - Mixed/Ice : Long's Peak/Mt. Meeker Cirq... : Right Chimney (probably not... (WI3+ M5-)
By: Mark D. When: Jul 2, 2007

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Comments: Looked like some tracks up this route on Sunday afternoon. What are conditions like? Any ice?

Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : RMNP - Mixed/Ice : Long's Peak/Mt. Meeker Cirq... : Martha (5.6 WI2+ M2-3)
By: Mark D. When: May 1, 2006

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Comments: Climbed Martha on Sunday April 30th. Great conditions...seemed to be the best ice option in the cirque area. Took about 2.5 hours from Chasm Lake up and down. We free-soloed the entire route. Trail Conditions - Snow melted out quickly from Saturday morning until Sunday afternoon. No flotation required or efficient at this point.

Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : RMNP - Mixed/Ice : Glacier Gorge : Black Lake - West Gully (WI4)
By: Mark D. When: Apr 18, 2006

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Comments: Skied up to Black Lake on Saturday...windy and snowing but not ridiculusly cold. W. Gully looked good. I climbed the slabs which were thick and blue. Trail is starting to melt out but there is much snow past Mills Lake. The winter cut-off is still in good shape.

Location: CO : CO Ice & Mixed : RMNP - Mixed/Ice : Long's Peak/Mt. Meeker Cirq... : Dreamweaver (M2-3)
By: Mark D. When: May 19, 2003

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Comments: Dreamweaver this past Friday and it was a complete snow climb except for three short rock chimneys. We did not use crampons, ropes or pro and it took about 3.5 hours to summit from our tent in the Meeker Cirque. Upon our hike out Saturday afternoon we noticed that the snow pack was diminishing greatly above treeline. My impression was that avalanche danger is not too bad as long as you are off the steep angles by mid-afternoon. Alpine Ice should start forming if the sunny, dry days persist. ... more >>

Contributed Forum Posts

Topic Title Forum Author Date
re: favorite multi-pitch belay device?Climbing Gear DiscussionMark D.Nov 17, 2009
Diablo Canyon this weekendArizona & New Mexico PartnersMark D.Jun 23, 2009
re: Spaniard, new in the area, looking for partners ,Colorado / Rockies PartnersMark D.Oct 14, 2008
This weekend...alpine iceColorado / Rockies PartnersMark D.Oct 13, 2008
re: ice and alpine partners for rmnpColorado / Rockies PartnersMark D.Oct 13, 2008