Local Ice Ethic
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Hey guys down in the Utah Valley area; |
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atrau wrote:I want to know what the local ethic is on climbing early ice?The "local" ethic is to gang siege it on TR with a party of 30. Cheers! |
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Did somebody say party! |
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I love it when the ice is all picked out with steps up the routes. That way I can claim to climb at least two grades harder and in half the time. |
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The local ethic is first come first serve. |
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Allen Sanderson wrote:I love it when the ice is all picked out with steps up the routes. That way I can claim to climb at least two grades harder and in half the time. Community service! |
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You have to get on it while it is there. Was out today and stuff in Provo is falling down or melting it was so warm. Don't bother hiking to millers or the finger... |
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Its funny 'cause it true!! |
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Well, I guess I will start destroying the ice when it comes in. |
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I like it when I don't even have to use my ice tools. Get out the Dachstein mits and paw up it. |
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To Sunny-D's point |
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Brian in SLC wrote: The "local" ethic is to gang siege it on TR with a party of 30. Cheers!Hey, that's how we roll here in CO too. |
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jtwalter wrote:To Sunny-D's pointThat's the warm side of the road, though. Show us Stairway/Bridelveil! |
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England wrote: Hey, that's how we roll here in CO too.Of course making sure NOT to give a leader preference by throwing down a rope on them and ALWAYS use the walk up. |
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Brian in SLC wrote:Show us Stairway/Bridelveil!Sorry, no can do. Didn't take any pics on that side. Water was running pretty well on that side and the ice was rather soft, but climbable. Check with Clay Bourne about how the conditions were on Stairway. |
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Brian, |
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'Preciate the head's up! |
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paintrain wrote:I like it when I don't even have to use my ice tools. Get out the Dachstein mits and paw up it. What was great about the day that pict was taken, I was even drafting off of ice screw holes. That's Luxury Ice. PTMore than once I have climbed the bottom 2 pitches of the GWIC sans tools. Never tried the upper pitches sans tools mostly cause I was soloing. For some reason it really disturbs folks - of course bum sliding down those same pitches seems to equally disturb them as well. |
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GWI has been done sans tools (Tom A., I seem to recall). Too funny. |