The 2012-13 Colorado Ice Conditions Thread
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Loch Vale vicinity report: |
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Long's Peak Trail - towards Twin Sisters.
Aw who am I kidding, yesterday was awesome up there, I have to add one more. |
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Loch Vale crag, 10/27/12. Better shape than expected.
Mixed Emotions 10/27/12 with a few inches of slab ice past the crux move. Crystal Meth 10/27/12 touching down but in fragile WI6 condition. Loch Vale Crag 10/27/12. 'Mixed Feelings' could grow more. 'More Flo than Go'is just in, Lochluster routes still haven't touched down. 'Crystal Meth' is fragile. |
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Thanks for all of the updates everyone, very much appreciated! |
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if anyone wants to teach a noob (complete noob from califorina) some ice climbing this december, i'd love to tag along. beers on me. i have all the gear. |
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Glacier Gorge Report: |
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Slverton: south mineral creek. Lower direct north face is not in, but there must have been a pronounced freeze line at about 10,500 ft. Because the top pitches are much fatter than the lower few pitches. Same with cataract creek. |
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Right side upper at Lincoln, as of Oct. 28th.
Lincoln Upper Right-Side Entire area as of Oct. 28th. Entire Lincoln Falls Ice, as of 12 noon Oct 28th. Great conditions, the maintenance work/farming has really paid off, hats off to all involved! Ice growing in places I have never seen in the past |
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Routes on the North Face of Mt Sneffels are in great shape right now. The "North Central Couloir" (to the left of the North Buttress and the Snake Couloir) is currently 1200' of ice, pretty much top to bottom. |
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Kevin Gillest wrote: Lincoln Upper Right-Side Entire Lincoln Falls Ice, as of 12 noon Oct 28th. Great conditions, the maintenance work/farming has really paid off, hats off to all involved! Ice growing in places I have never seen in the pastWow definately a LOT of work going on up there. |
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Went up yesterday into the Mt. Meeker cirque and climbed the Flying Dutchman. I posted a full conditions report at elevatedattitude.com. |
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Lincoln looks great this year! I had no idea there was farming and work being done up there until a friend at work mentioned it. Anyone from MP involved? If so, I definitely will buy you a beer once I get up there and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Cheers! |
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Anyone been in Fields chimney? Saw that Phil ran into some peeps who did it recently... |
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Ice Conditions: The Flying Dutchman [10/31/2012]
Phil Magistro wrote:Went up yesterday into the Mt. Meeker cirque and climbed the Flying Dutchman. I posted a full conditions report at elevatedattitude.com. elevatedattitude.com/dailyl…Phil, Thanks for kicking that perfect staircase in there for me. It made for a fun an quick ascent! Here are some pics from yesterday to supplement Phil's Report: Flying Dutchman, Chasm Lake is nice and frozen! Meaty Goodness on The Flying Dutchman. Ice on The Loft. Ice flows feeding Peacock Pool - not bad! |
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For those curious about Fields Chimney conditions...These photos from a couple weeks ago. |
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So what is the best way down from Flying Dutchman? I'm thinking about soloing, do you need a rope to get down a section of the loft? |
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Go without a rope and downclimb the loft! |
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Is that guy wearing clown pants in the chimney? Pretty awesome. |
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The guys farming at Lincoln are doing a great job. |