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2015 Alpine Rock Conditions

Rockon · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2015 · Points: 0

The left side of the chimney had some water streaks running down it but nothing was "flowing". I stayed near the mouth and face but if you went deeper in you would've gotten a little more wet.

Nate Sydnor · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 1,397

Bump for Casual Route conditions. Thinking of heading up late next week.

WadeM · · Auburn, Ca · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 481

Casual route - you'll probably be fine. D1 was the only really dripping one last week

The Blueprint Part Dank · · FEMA Region VIII · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 460

Anyone been up to the petit lately? Is the snowfield at the base of the route gone? I dropped my ice axe between the rock and the snowfield and it was too far down to retrieve a few weeks back

Granite andPow · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 45
The Blueprint Part Dank wrote:Anyone been up to the petit lately? Is the snowfield at the base of the route gone? I dropped my ice axe between the rock and the snowfield and it was too far down to retrieve a few weeks back
Didn't see it on Friday. Good luck.
Nate Sydnor · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 1,397

Bump for any weekend traffic on the Casual.

WadeM · · Auburn, Ca · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 481

Casual Route: Go climb it

Most everything is dry now

Dankasaurus · · Lyons, CO · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 85

Did Red Wall on Chasm View yesterday. Things looked dry on the big D, Kor's Door, even Stettner's looked dry(ish).

Lambs slide looks like a sweet ski right now. Mills glacier is healthy too.

Snow goes WAY up into North Chimney so you gotta take the left line up that terrible beast...but what's new?

Long Ranger · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2014 · Points: 619

Was on Lambs Slide 2 days ago - I'd say it's a little bit icy for a ski - but I'm not skier. Giving the axe a good plunge, I could get in about 20cm, no problem, but it was easier just to hold the shaft about mid length and use the pick of my axe instead. Skiing on it would have been heavenly a month ago, where climbing the majority of it with a pole was easily doable.

Gold Plated Rocket Pony · · Colorado · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 96

Lame, updated to mid-august now for opening. Previously was "late July":

CO 5 Southbound / Northbound Mt Evans Road from Echo Lake to the top (Milemarker 1-14)Still closed from Echo Lake to the top. ETA reopen mid-August as crews continue to repair the road. Seasonal Closure began September 2nd, 2014 at 11:30am.

cotrip.org/travelAlerts.htm

Kevin Pula · · Denver · Joined May 2012 · Points: 20

Anyone been up in Odessa Gorge recently? Looking at Notchtop this weekend. I assume the snow should be mostly gone up to the base. Not sure how the show holds on the descent.

NVRMD, I just saw the July 12th post.

Long Ranger · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2014 · Points: 619

Mid August makes no sense for the Mt. Evans HWY, as it closes to Summit Lake on Labor Day anyways.

So I guess it's going to be open at the top for 3 weeks this year? I bet it'll slip again.

Jeff G · · Colorado · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 1,098

Any one been up on Birds of Fire in the past week or so or got a good look at the wall to see if it's dry?

Sara Campbell · · Boulder · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 10

Does anybody know if crampons/axe are necessary or a good idea for getting to the base of Chasm View wall? Thanks!!

Andy Hansen · · Longmont, CO · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 3,130
Sara Campbell wrote:Does anybody know if crampons/axe are necessary or a good idea for getting to the base of Chasm View wall? Thanks!!
I was up there a month ago, we brought crampons to approach CV Wall but didn't use them. I guess it depends on your comfort level but I thought the snow was easily kickable without crampons. We definitely didn't feel the need for an axe.
Dankasaurus · · Lyons, CO · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 85

Don't need crampons to get to Chasm View Wall base, confirmed. My buddy used a rock, worked well enough. This was last Sunday

Down at the approach:

down into chasm from Red Wall

Coming across with N. Chim and the D as a backdrop

N chimney and mills shot

Jason Brown · · Carbondale, CO · Joined Nov 2001 · Points: 1,072

This is hilarious! We were in tennis shoes no gear like five weeks ago. I was almost afraid to go because of the comments on this thread. These r locals questioning bringing snow gear?

Dankasaurus · · Lyons, CO · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 85

Jay, you sound like a real badass. Oh, and your carefully crafted online persona also confirms this, so...Congratulations on being a badass! And also, I really enjoyed reading the first sentence of your blog thing before I decided that your writing is comically bad, despite your bad-ass nature of badassness.

If I met you in a social context, I would think you are badass, but cannot imagine wanting to have further interaction of any kind. You probably get that a lot, being a badass.

Anyways, super sick blogthing Bro! GFY hard hard hard now!

SDY · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 10
Dankasaurus wrote:I really enjoyed reading the first sentence of your blog thing before I decided that your writing is comically bad
HAHA... I had to check it out.

"Its the 1,000 mile stare without the suffering on a high peak or bigwall for days and days."

Wow
Jason Brown · · Carbondale, CO · Joined Nov 2001 · Points: 1,072

Wow, I say all you need is shoes and the haters come out in full force. Online badasses! Definitely can't compare to you ticklists. Someone told you I'm a writer? "Too much dank" I think. Haha kids...

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Colorado
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