Is this still ice climbing?

​Plastic Ice​​​ conditions yesterday.

I like the creativity.

I'm deeply offended. 

Why?

Seth Bleazard wrote: Why?

I'm afraid of ice climbing but still wanted to be an outside climber.

Was this an FA?
What's the grade? I'd like to give it a go this weekend if not too hard.

Garry R wrote: Was this an FA?
What's the grade? I'd like to give it a go this weekend if not too hard.

We didn't send, so please keep off until we first ascent it. As far as grade I would say a hard yellow, or maybe even a blue tape problem.

V0/WI2?

sapiecha Sapiecha wrote:

We didn't send, so please keep off until we first ascent it. As far as grade I would say a hard yellow, or maybe even a blue tape problem.

Ok but I'm only giving you till spring

Garry R wrote:

Ok but I'm only giving you till spring

That is funny!

At least the tick marks are unobtrusive 

Hmm, well that does give a whole new meaning to the term plastic ice. And I guess it is something to do when one is bored.

can’t wait to see this in the new rei catalog. 

Mostly I'm just impressed, but also laughing.

Impressed?!?   Those are jugs on a 5. Easy slab....

Impressed by their installation not the actual climbing lol

Looks more interesting than ice climbing, this I could get down with...

You could climb it with those Dry Ice tools. The top-out would be, um , interesting.

KILL IT!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!!

this was like.... 5.8 except for a huge dyno half way, but conditionally 5.13+,  since it was like -12 degrees out.

These were bolted on with 6 inch timber screws; interestingly, after trying to "clean" the route, upon removal of the screws, all of the holds were still able to hold body weight, and actually had to be pried off the ice with an axe because they froze in place so well.