By Stephen Berwanger
From Montrose, CO
Oct 29, 2011
| Stephen Berwanger wrote: DNF TBI AOK4U BYOB4RC
Direct North Face. Thin But In. A OK For You. Bring Your Own Bags For River Crossing!!!!!!!! | 
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By Dustin
From Pagosa Springs, CO
Oct 29, 2011
| Stephen Berwanger wrote: Direct North Face. Thin But In. A OK For You. Bring Your Own Bags For River Crossing!!!!!!!!
Hey, what do you mean about the river crossing? Looking to head there tomorrow... |
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By Chris Plesko
From Westminster, CO
Oct 29, 2011
| Took a stab at flatirons ice Friday early AM but came up empty pretty much. Clear night but a warm front turned 27 deg at 8pm into above freezing before dawn. Had a good time climbing all over the 2nd in boots anyway.
And England I hear ya :) I'll be around to keep a good eye on JJ and maybe take him ice climbing if he's into it. Just got him his first puffy. |
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By Cole Phinney
From Sheridan, Wy
Oct 29, 2011
| Lincoln Falls today, 10/29/2011 around 3pm.
Now the important part anyone want to get out and climb this tomorrow, I'll bring beer and rope if you bring a few more screws(I have 4),and or one of the following: more beer, beuitiful women, or atleast a positive outlook. P.M. me if interested.
Thanks,
Cole Phinney
Edit to add partner has been found. |
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By bjp
From durango
Oct 29, 2011
| Dustin wrote: Hey, what do you mean about the river crossing? Looking to head there tomorrow...
prolly means bring (garbage?) bags to wear (as waders) over your feet/legs. you have to cross mineral creek to get to the climbing, and it ain't cold enough to be frozen..................... |
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By Kevin Gillest
From Arvada, CO
Nov 1, 2011
| Climbed ice on Mt Evans/Mt Warren Oct 30 2011, "Concrete Shoes"
| Carl Pluim leading pitch 1.
Submitted By: Kevin Gillest on Nov 1, 2011
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By jack roberts
Nov 1, 2011
| Kevin,
Ya gotta give it up.......How did It go? Enquiring minds and your fans want to know? |
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By jack roberts
Nov 1, 2011
| Kevin,
Ya gotta give it up.......How did It go? Enquiring minds and your fans want to know? |
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By Kevin Gillest
From Arvada, CO
Nov 1, 2011
| What's up Jack!
Look on the Mt Evans "Concrete shoes" pages, all details listed
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By andy ducomb
From anchorage
Nov 2, 2011
| Forgot my Wisperlight and a pot below Alexander's Chimney on Sunday (30-Oct-11). It is stashed right below the start of the first pitch in a hole between Lamb's Slide and the rock. Probably buried by now but I won't be back up there for a week or so. Details in the Lost and Found Forum.
Good conditions up there too. |
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By Tevis Blom
Nov 2, 2011
| Andy, you crazy Brahhhh.... scratching up Longs in late october!!?? |
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By danny m
From Gilbert, az
Nov 2, 2011
| Does anyone have any condition reports for the Ouray or Eureka area?
Thanks |
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By andy ducomb
From anchorage
Nov 2, 2011
| Tevis Blom wrote: Andy, you crazy Brahhhh.... scratching up Longs in late october!!??
scratching? na, solid sticks the first two pitches. |
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By Christian Mason
From Westminster, CO
Nov 3, 2011
| andy ducomb wrote: Forgot my Wisperlight and a pot below Alexander's Chimney on Sunday (30-Oct-11). It is stashed right below the start of the first pitch in a hole between Lamb's Slide and the rock. Probably buried by now but I won't be back up there for a week or so. Details in the Lost and Found Forum. Good conditions up there too.
I was up there on Tuesday and saw your stove and pot in the snow on the way up to the Chimney.
There was a lot of wind blown snow and evidence of recent minor avy activity. The portion of Lamb's slide had good wind scoured snow in the center, and heavy wind deposits on either side.
Your stove was in the center of one of these deep wind drifts, so I couldn't retrieve it without being stupid. We ended up bailing when we couldn't find a way we felt warm and fuzzy about to access the ice without crossing wind slabs. Hopefully we'll take another go at it soon. |
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By bjp
From durango
Nov 3, 2011
| danny m wrote: Does anyone have any condition reports for the Ouray or Eureka area? Thanks
STH is forming, but is quite a ways from being "in". Same with Whorehouse. 1st and 2nd are probably climbable -- we saw someone climbing on second gully today (or was it first? I forget). the gullies will be better in a week, though.
DNF is "in", but it's shite. an all-around mix of hollow ice, slush (not hero slush, either), and brittle, explosive ice. we bailed after making our way up to about the halfway mark (not via the ice, unfortunately).
campground looked a ways out from being any good, too.
that was this morning, where it was 4 degrees F at the start in S. Mineral. oh well, at least we got out and got some "scouting" in.
all in all, prolly best to follow the advice of Tits. "let it grow"
edit/add: no idea about Ouray. call the shop. |
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By Tim Zander
Nov 4, 2011
| Steamboat Fish Creek Falls is starting to come in. Walked out to it last night and the bottom section looked good, but the upper still looked too thin/wet.
Anyone looking to climb give me a holler, I'm looking for a ice partner |
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By Kurt Ross
From Boulder, colorado
Nov 6, 2011
| Cheyne and I did Alexander's on Friday (Nov 4th). The approach was pretty darn windy, but it cleared up beautifully when the sun came up. We brought and used snow shoes on the way up, which were nice to have at times but not totally necessary. There was good quality sticky ice wherever it was needed, until the top of the chockstone pitch, which was quite thin above so we rapped from that point. Lamb's Slide was relatively consolidated when we were there, but is probably not so good at the moment because of the weather that the park was expected to get yesterday. There was no ice where you pull outside of the chockstone chimney, which is definitely ze croox, but still really fun and doable without.
Andy,
We dug all around for your stove but couldn't find it. I should have gotten more specific directions of where it was left.
I doubt the smear is going to happen this year, but my fingers are still crossed. |
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By Kurt Ross
From Boulder, colorado
Nov 6, 2011
| Any word on Hallett Chimney, Stoneman, or Right Chimney? |
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By George Barnes
From Westminster, CO
Nov 6, 2011
| Kurt Ross wrote: Cheyne and I did Alexander's on Friday (Nov 4th). The approach was pretty darn windy, but it cleared up beautifully when the sun came up. We brought and used snow shoes on the way up, which were nice to have at times but not totally necessary. There was good quality sticky ice wherever it was needed, until the top of the chockstone pitch, which was quite thin above so we rapped from that point. Lamb's Slide was relatively consolidated when we were there, but is probably not so good at the moment because of the weather that the park was expected to get yesterday. There was no ice where you pull outside of the chockstone chimney, which is definitely ze croox, but still really fun and doable without. Andy, We dug all around for your stove but couldn't find it. I should have gotten more specific directions of where it was left. I doubt the smear is going to happen this year, but my fingers are still crossed.
Is Chasm Lake frozen yet for the speedy approach? |
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By Kurt Ross
From Boulder, colorado
Nov 6, 2011
| George Barnes wrote: Is Chasm Lake frozen yet for the speedy approach?
We did cross over the frozen lake. It was a little mushy in spots on the side closer to the climb though. |
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By Ryan N
From Bay Area
Nov 6, 2011
| Walked up to pumphouse today. Forming but still wet. Spiral looks the same, but didnt walk up to it. |
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By LIV
Nov 6, 2011
| Timberline Falls 11/5 - although we were able to get one pitch, it is still needing time - very thin and brittle - loads of air and snow.
Loch Vale Gorge looks like its forming but not quite in.
| Kol leading the upper falls below Sky Pond.
Submitted By: LIV on Nov 6, 2011
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| Progress.
Submitted By: LIV on Nov 6, 2011
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By Dave Cummings
From Grand Junction, CO
Nov 7, 2011
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Lincoln falls is in great shape. The gully is in nice, also a big thanks to whoever started the farming again up there. All the other lines are either in or almost in including this sweet pillar! |
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