By Dill
From Strum, WI
Jan 22, 2012
| That is looking pretty nice!! If I lived a little closer I would be there. Thanks for the info. | 
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By Woodchuck ATC
Jan 22, 2012
| This is the thickest it's been so far this season. More ice to come this week too.
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By Juggler
Jan 22, 2012
| Dill wrote: That is looking pretty nice!! If I lived a little closer I would be there. Thanks for the info.
Come down and make an over night of it- we can put you up or maybe you could even camp at the silo....we can see. We also have some nice hotels nearby. |
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By Buff Johnson
Jan 22, 2012
| Now this is pretty wild!
Stick'n the fun back into FUN!
| Lights r looking nice
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By Umph!
Jan 22, 2012
| Ryan Williams wrote: I don't know why some people are being such dicks to the OP. Get a life. Speaking as someone who has lived in both climbing paradise and climbing hell (currently London), I'd sure go check this place out if it was all I had (and I don't even ice climb).
Word! Just sayin.
Some people are squatty little nozzles who feel closer to man size when they're able to take shots from afar.
Sweet outfit. You need a disco ball up there. . . that'd turn ya some profits! Shit, you be pumpin a disco ball, I rollin out der' maself! |
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By Juggler
Jan 23, 2012
| Umph! wrote: Word! Just sayin. Some people are squatty little nozzles who feel closer to man size when they're able to take shots from afar. Sweet outfit. You need a disco ball up there. . . that'd turn ya some profits! Shit, you be pumpin a disco ball, I rollin out der' maself!
We have all the light- lasers, fog machine. Looking to have a night climbing jam soon. Just need some climbers to make the trip out |
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By Juggler
Jan 23, 2012
| Climbers- join us this Wed. AM by 8 AM for Fox News who are coming out to do a couple of live segments on our Ice! Let us know if you can make it out to be a climber.... PM me for details and location |
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By Juggler
Jan 24, 2012
| Fox News shoot Wed. AM-- Ice still looks good and should have ice still for the weekend....
| ice hanging in
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By Jake Jones
From The Eastern Flatlands
Jan 24, 2012
| I've never climbed ice, but you can bet your ass I'd be there just to try that out if I was anywhere close. That's probably the coolest home setup I've ever seen. |
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By Woodchuck ATC
Jan 24, 2012
| Thanks MF' /;-) It's a real fun job. I've seen bigger ones done many years ago, but don't think they've kept up on the effort as much as we have here the last 2 winters. We peaked with last weekends conditions so far this season; hope to grow it bigger and better into Feb. if possible. |
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By jay durbin
Jan 25, 2012
| Looks awsome. Maybe I find some time to head up there in Feb.
Makes me miss my old outdoor 20' wall. Good job. |
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By Gokul
Jan 25, 2012
| Looks like you folks have two TR anchors. Is that correct? Also, from the pictures, it looks like the routes would go at somewhere from 3+ to 4+? I'm wondering if your nice ice would be suitable to take a group potentially consisting of some first-timers to. |
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By Woodchuck ATC
Jan 25, 2012
| 'G, the ice has 4 to 5 ropes set, depending on how much and what quality of ice we get frozen up each time. It gets a bit crowded with more than 3 climbers at a time, but route choices do exist. WI4 is probably typical of what we have. It's all steep, no cauliflower cone at the base. We have some frozen boards full of ice at low angle to start off that help. But each refreeze leaves us with something different. A group of 6 or so would be ideal if some have their own gear. Our rental boots are a bit limited in sizes and number. Give Joel a call for all details. 708-341-3255. We had a spectacular live TV visit this AM from Fox News Chicago. Their reporter was a first timer and he got to the top. Others have done well for first time too. |
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By dan zika
From jax wy
Jan 25, 2012
| looks like everyone is haveing fun I was raised nearby,spent my adult life in the tetons,and was forced to move back for 6 mos stints,awhile
back. So I kind of know about midwest liveing. A great big hats off to everyone involved. You have too make the best of what you have! Some are just luckier than others. Ever think about 3/8 studs
drilled in with bolted gym holds for summer time entertainment. Just sayin I would If I lived there |
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By Juggler
Jan 25, 2012
| dan zika wrote: looks like everyone is haveing fun I was raised nearby,spent my adult life in the tetons,and was forced to move back for 6 mos stints,awhile back. So I kind of know about midwest liveing. A great big hats off to everyone involved. You have too make the best of what you have! Some are just luckier than others. Ever think about 3/8 studs drilled in with bolted gym holds for summer time entertainment. Just sayin I would If I lived there
Hey Dan: We do happen to have an indoor bouldering gym area there too- Heated. |
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By Woodchuck ATC
Jan 25, 2012
| I so happens that the back side of that concrete silo has a bundle of holds, some real rocks epoxy glued to it...they've been there for over 20 years I think. |
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By Juggler
Jan 27, 2012
| Nice climbing tonight with the Ice Lights. Thanks to Drew for joining us:
| Silo Lights
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By Woodchuck ATC
Jan 29, 2012
| Thanks to Dirk , Dave and friends and all who came out to climb ice today. A bit windy, but the ice held up for many ascents. See what the 50 temps coming up Mon-Tues will do to the remainder of the formation.
| Paige's first day on ice.
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| Great first day on ice for Catherine. Nice no-quit effort given.
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By Juggler
Jan 29, 2012
| Some night climbing the other evening.... looks like climbing might be done for awhile with the warm temps coming this week. We will be out Monday AM if anyone want to join us.
| Awesome
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By Chad Robbins
Jan 31, 2012
| How did your ice hold up today? I climb a lot at the silo in Cedar Falls IA and it looked like a shower. |
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By Woodchuck ATC
Jan 31, 2012
| I didn't have the heart to go check it out. Imagine it's pretty damaged. Was still climbable last night, but figure we will lose the entire ice mass within the next 48 hours of 40plus temps. Restart sometime after we get back down to low 20's to freeze again. |
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By Juggler
Jan 31, 2012
| Chad Robbins wrote: How did your ice hold up today? I climb a lot at the silo in Cedar Falls IA and it looked like a shower.
Is Cedar Falls still open? Their website has not been updated last I saw. Our ice is gone, gone, gone. This is the 3rd total meltdown this season so far. |
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By Chad Robbins
Feb 1, 2012
| Yeah its still open. Hasn't been a good year, only a couple weekends. Pretty sure it is without ice now as well. |
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