2019-20 Colorado Ice Climbing Conditions

Le Fang is making great strides Octopussy looks doable 7th Tentacle kicked everyone’s ass on Sunday Spiral Stairs seeing constant attention Designator being TRed by a cast of thousands Le Fang looks VERY BIG and menacing when you get up close to it don’t belay below this or wander around by the cone this dangler constitutes several tons of ice that may be deflected outward after falling and striking cone

Carlos Danger wrote: Has anyone climbed at south mineral creek this season?

Campground was in as of late Oct. Cataract early Nov. I haven’t been up recently but I’m sure there is more. 

Are there any special tricks to joining the Facebook Group on Colorado Ice Conditions.  My requests to join the group are never answered.  The status just changes from "Join" to "Pending".  ???

Brian Martinek wrote: Are there any special tricks to joining the Facebook Group on Colorado Ice Conditions.  My requests to join the group are never answered.  The status just changes from "Join" to "Pending".  ???

You have to post a photo of yourself top roping The Fang. 

Anyone have beta on the conditions at Rifle? Maybe in that area this weekend. 

Brian Martinek wrote: Are there any special tricks to joining the Facebook Group on Colorado Ice Conditions.  My requests to join the group are never answered.  The status just changes from "Join" to "Pending".  ???

Yeah, that "group" is a joke. Who knows who the moderators are, but whatever. I love it when climbers get a god complex. Just not worth it. 

Anyone want to shred at vail on Friday?

Brian Martinek wrote: Are there any special tricks to joining the Facebook Group on Colorado Ice Conditions.  My requests to join the group are never answered.  The status just changes from "Join" to "Pending".  ???

Spray about how you climbed something that was in but provide no helpful information

Graham Johnson wrote:

Ames yesterday. Word from the road is that it’s going to be fat this year.
Lower Ames is still mostly liquid. 

Wow, P1 looks seriously fat. It was non existent when we did it moons ago. From that angle looks to be ice to the bottom. Like a box of chocolates!! Never know what you're going to get!

Yeah, no rock gear required, but I clipped a few old pins on the second pitch as the ice wasn’t that good. 

Anyone seen Redstone/Marble lately?

Brian Martinek wrote: Are there any special tricks to joining the Facebook Group on Colorado Ice Conditions.  My requests to join the group are never answered.  The status just changes from "Join" to "Pending".  ???

Yes here’s a trick. Don’t...

No image but Jaws in Rocky was not in great shape yesterday (12/15). Only the left side was partially formed and semi consistent. Probably needs some time before it starts getting hacked at.......

Anybody want to climb in vail or rmnp tomorrow? 

Scott E wrote: Anybody want to climb in vail or rmnp tomorrow? 

I’m looking for a vail partner tomorrow!

Does anyone wanna climb on Sunday?  I can't lead anything, but I'm happy to belay anyone and follow or TR anything up to WI4.  I'm in the Denver area.

RobC2 Cotter wrote:

Yes here’s a trick. Don’t...

Got it. 

The Ouray Ice Park has a lot of great terrain open now.