By bsmoot
Dec 3, 2011
| Climbed to the top of the bulge on the GWI today. No ice getting to that belay. Had to climb above 10' and then back down to the belay. You could go all the way if you exit out right. Pretty thin still. | 
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By Rob Man
From SLC UT
Dec 3, 2011
| Went and climbed on the Apron today 12/3/11 it is a little better than the previous posted pictures, fun but still a wee thin for good screws.
Bridalveil rt. and white nightmare are starting to look promising :} |
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By Mark Regier
From Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 4, 2011
| Had the Fang all to myself today. I don't have any friends, so I was soloing. Stopped when it got steep and rapped from anchors on LHS(I think this is the top of p.2). Lots of water flowing, but climbable.
| Miller's thriller lower pitches
12/4/11
Submitted By: Mark Regier on Dec 4, 2011
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| Miller's thriller upper pitches 12/4/11
Submitted By: Mark Regier on Dec 4, 2011
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By bsmoot
Dec 4, 2011
| Those photos look like Miller's Thriller. Cool early season photos. |
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By Michael Davidson
From San Diego, CA
Dec 4, 2011
| Mark Regier wrote: Had the Fang all to myself today. I don't have any friends, so I was soloing. Stopped when it got steep and rapped from anchors on LHS(I think this is the top of p.2). Lots of water flowing, but climbable.
Sweeeeeeet. Did you get a look at miller's thriller? |
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By Sunny-D
From SLC, Utah
Dec 4, 2011
| Mark Regier wrote: Had the Fang all to myself today. I don't have any friends, so I was soloing. Stopped when it got steep and rapped from anchors on LHS(I think this is the top of p.2). Lots of water flowing, but climbable.
These pictures are of Millers. Have any of the Fang the next one to the east up canyon. |
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By Brian in SLC
From Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 4, 2011
| Fang tube was pukin' hard and no where near formed. The approach pitches looked similar to the stuff around Stairway.
Here's the amphitheater from today:
| Bridleveil amphitheater 12/4/11
Submitted By: Brian in SLC on Dec 4, 2011
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Pretty wet and soft and a bit thin in spots, but, some doable stuff. Don't fall! Not sure a screw would slow you down much... |
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By dante kleinman
From Denali National Park, AK
Dec 4, 2011
| Climbed White Nightmare today, all but the far right hand side is too chandeliered to climb without setting its growth back significantly, and it is quite wet still. A few more days of solid building and it will be looking right.
Bridalveil Right was lead and top roped for a while as well. It looked to be in much better conditions, in fact I would dare say it is in. |
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By DuWayne Effland
From park city, Utah
Dec 5, 2011
| Photo Beta Love of Mary's Lake Dec 4 2011. Get it while it's still drivable. Made it back there in a subaru Impreza with Blizzak snow tires. Next sizable snowstorm and it will be ski or snowmobile only.
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By atrau
Dec 5, 2011
| Where is Marys Lake?
Rob |
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By Clay Borne
Dec 5, 2011
| Mary's Lake
The climbs are west of the lake, in the white cliffs. Its good to know others are going up there. There is no trail to the base of the cliff, and a fair amount of deadfall to hike around. Its remote, and a fantastic place to climb. Great views of the Joes Valley area.
If you need any further information, check in David Blacks guidebook: Ice Climbing Utah |
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By Mark Regier
From Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 5, 2011
| Sunny-D wrote: These pictures are of Millers. Have any of the Fang the next one to the east up canyon.
Sunny D- thanks for the correction. I was going from memory of the guidebook. Next time I'll check again before I post.
Thanks |
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By Sunny-D
From SLC, Utah
Dec 5, 2011
| Mark Regier wrote: Sunny D- thanks for the correction. I was going from memory of the guidebook. Next time I'll check again before I post. Thanks
Sorry, I have been climbing in Provo Canyon for 20+ years and love both of those climbs, so I know them well. If you want to get out sometime give me a shout.
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By Scott Adamson
Dec 5, 2011
| Went up Roberts Horn east face ice the morning of 12/3/11 didnt top out proper, just clankerd up the first 500ft of ice. The lower ice is formed better then i have seen in years but still always heads up. In fact, a well placed screw saved a life the night before on the first pitch, so i would guess the screws are good!
On 12/4/11 we scratched to the top of the 5th pitch on the stairway via Contrivance. Classic early season fun. Both rap/belay anchors atop the 5th are covered over with spray ice from those high winds so save some screws or start chipn away for the belay. I didn't have any luck. You can still get off by pulling your belay and traversing over to the far right fixed anchors.
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By Matt Wolski
From Salt Lake City
Dec 5, 2011
| Anyone live up north and have any idea whether Willard Canyon Falls is in? |
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By Shiho
Dec 5, 2011
| The first pitch of GWI looks sketchy!! Glad that you thought it was fun :) |
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By markmaguire
Dec 5, 2011
| Shiho will you climb with me when the ice is in?
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By RonB
From Strawberry Reservoir & VA
Dec 6, 2011
| Well, I’ve searched “The Web” and this seems to be the place for Utah ice reports and comradery. Not bad, but would be nice to see a site like neclimbs.com/ used for New Hampshire ice climbing. A bit more 'around the area' coverage. But then that kind of site does take a lot of maintenance.
Anyway, I’m new to the forum, so let me introduce myself a bit. I live northern Virginia and work in DC. I’m old, 57, and started climbing late in life, rock then ice, about 15 years ago. I own a cabin out on Strawberry reservoir (2.5 yrs now), because I realized I was spending much time in the SLC area, skiing and climbing rock, north to SoR mainly. Thought I was retiring there last year when I finished construction. That didn’t happen. I’m blaming that on the “Other Half”. I visit now 2-3 times a year.
So, I did manage to play around at the bottom of Stairway to Heaven last year a couple days last season. The hike up taxed my ground zero lungs, but it was great. I would like to do some of the other pitches there, and some of the climbs around the corner, and else where. I’m back in the area between 6 and 14 January. Hopefully, the ice is in and conditions are good. I’m heading to New Hampshire to a friend’s place first to do some of that sweet NE ice, so hopefully I’ll remember how to climb and get my lead head back, before arriving in Utah. If anyone has some time during my trip dates, and would like to hook up and lead me around, let me know. I may not be climbing hard with my bum rotator cuff (bouldering) injury, but should be able to get up at least 3s & 4s…
| Home away from home!
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By Shiho
Dec 6, 2011
| markmaguire wrote: Shiho will you climb with me when the ice is in? /
Of course, I'll climb with you. Why are you talking to me on mp.com when you can just give me a call. Anyhow, I went out to Provo this past Sunday and it was fine like everyone else was saying. I just thought that the 1st pitch of GWI seems little spicy for my taste. Ya, let's get out. |
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By Shiho
Dec 6, 2011
| RonB wrote: Not bad, but would be nice to see a site like neclimbs.com/ used for New Hampshire ice climbing.
ya, you guys have neice.com as well. We have utahclimbers.com if you want to join the cult. Be careful, though. People can be vicious there. |
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By RonB
From Strawberry Reservoir & VA
Dec 6, 2011
| Shiho wrote: Be careful, though. People can be vicious there.
Thanks, sounds like my kinda people. I've been barked at by some big egos over the years. I've got thick skin...and a nasty bite... |
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