The 2011-12 Colorado Ice Conditions Thread
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CCC routes are hammered. |
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My friend and I climbed the Silk Road yesterday. Pretty good ice all the way up to the ledge where you meet up with the direct east face route. We continued up to the summit with the aid of a hand broom to sweep off the footholds. |
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Agreed Chris. We took our pons off at the ridge last year. Obviously this is conditions dependent but scratches are visible if you know where to look. |
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Having been off MP for a while, figured I'd jump back in with some sort of contribution! Hit up Hidden Falls in the park for some solo practice yesterday and it was VERY fat. Mixed line was filling in on the right and the small flow to the left is also very in. Went up to Rollinsville today and the north side flow was a bit brittle but fat as well. |
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Climbed on Grace falls in RMNP on Sunday. The falls are huge this year with everything from WI3 to hard WI4+. We approached the falls from the left side . The slope below the main falls is solid, but up and to the left there has been a slide as can be seen in the photo. Grace Falls. |
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Found quickdraw up at Haflin Creek in Durango. It has a sharpie "DW" written on the sling. PM me if you want it back |
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TylerVaughan wrote:Found quickdraw up at Haflin Creek in Durango. It has a sharpie "DW" written on the sling. PM me if you want it backUpper Haflin or lower? I want to get on upper Haflin, but it hasn't been in that I've seen. |
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anymore climbed Martha couloir recently or know how much snow has fallen up there in the last week or so? thanks |
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I'm also curious about Martha. I'll be heading up there next week so can report back then but wondered if it was still more snow than ice since there have been a couple snow events and it hasn't been too warm in Estes. |
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Climbed martha yesterday. Predominately soft, deep snow and rock. Very little ice. |
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Went to the base of Jaws today. While it looked good from the trail,once at the base you saw just how wet and thin it was. There was a constant barrage of ice chunks from above that ranged to both sides of the falls. We did not feel it would be safe to climb or even to stand at the base. We got there before 9am. |
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TylerVaughan wrote:Found quickdraw up at Haflin Creek in Durango. It has a sharpie "DW" written on the sling. PM me if you want it backHey Tyler, Didn't realize I was missing one but I've been up in Haflin lately and I have written "DW" in sharpie on all my draws... Is it a black diamond with a hotwire wiregate on one end and some sort of keylock biner on the other? Blue sharpie DW? Thanks for posting up! |
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Redstone - Avacado is better than it was, 1st pitch still way harder than WI3, the ice is a bit thin on the first pitch but the crux can be protected by a 2 1/2 cam low and right. Second pitch is Terrific. Drool is superbe, but getting beaten up. |
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Got on the ice in CCC yesterday and it is getting better. A little spase, a little hacked out, a little drippy in places but definitely climbable. It seems like the warm days are allowing some flow and the cold nights are freezing it up. It's tepmting to admonish people to stay off it till it fills in more but in reality, if you're in metro Denver with limited time it really is your best option. Probably better advice is "Get it while you can". |
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Flatirons were great last week, but sadly that ship has sailed by now. |
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Phil Wortmann and I took advantage of a brief window of sunny, calm weather and made a ascent of Brain Freeze in RMNP last weekend . Route had scraps of ice on every pitch but was mostly steep snow and mixed at M5 or so.I imagine things will fatten up a bit later in the season. Some avi hazard on the approach slopes and descent. Fun route! |
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erikwellborn wrote: Some avi hazard on the approach slopes and descent. Fun route!What Avi Danger? |
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Jason Killgore wrote:Flatirons were great last week, but sadly that ship has sailed by now. youtu.be/46t5-1MJZBEThose conditions looked fabulous! I had been wanting to get on it a week and a half ago but couldn't get a partner. I've been on it a couple times in the past and conditions this last snowstorm seemed to be exceptional. Glad you enjoyed it. |
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If you are headed up to Vail to run laps on Pumphouse anytime soon, you have Rodney P to thank for installing the trough. Nice work today Rodney, thanks for yet another entertaining wallow. Sorry again about playing pin the tail on your new rope, please do save that piece for me when you tidy up. |
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Anyone have additional driving beta for avocado gully? I have a vague idea from the current mp beta but could use extra help. Thx! |