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Idyllwild Climbers Alliance update
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It’s been a very productive year for the Idyllwild Climbers Alliance- there has been a concerted effort to bolster elements of the infrastructure of the organization to enhance the mission of climber advocacy and stewardship of these wonderful areas. Examples:
…and we have a new website, with lots of great content, including:
We need your help! The heart of the Idyllwild Climbers Alliance are our volunteer ‘Allies’- please join our mailing list at our website to get in the loop with how you can become involved, and learn about upcoming events. |
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Bump for Giving Tuesday! Your donation is entirely tax deductible, and helps further the mission of climber advocacy and stewardship of Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks and the surrounding San Jacinto Mountains. Visit our Donation Portal for a painless way to help out- and thank you! |
 Current conditions at Tahquitz & Suicide Got about 2-3" of precip down in town out of this recent rain event- current temps in the mid-40's, with a light breeze. Tahquitz got some frosting out of it, and over at Suicide Rock, the Weeping Wall is...weeping. Good training for the Eiger! |
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Southridge Road closure Heads up: the rain events over the holidays dislodged a massive boulder along the Southridge Road, virtually blocking the road. This affects access to the Southridge bouldering area, and the trailheads at the top of the road.  This is about 1/2 mile up the road, and access at the bottom is now gated and locked. No word on how long this closure will last- besides this obstruction, the road has become even more deteriorated due to rain damage. |
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Heh. Alliance guy. What are conditions for idyllwild. Tahquitz. Is there snow or ice. If you know |
Idyllwild Climbers Alliancewrote: Lets hope they get this fixed quickly. Over the years there have been times only 4wd would get you up to the parking spot. I like it better when its like that. |
Kellen Millerwrote: The precipitation events over the holiday, combined with relatively warm temperatures resulted in the conditions you can see in the photo above from January 5. Since that time, there has been a no new precip of any kind, and temperatures have remained the same. As a result, there is nothing even remotely resembling ice on Tahquitz Rock right now. |
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An update on current conditions at Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks can be found here at our website Tahquitz/Suicide conditions, 3-18-26 Also a remembrance to Bruce Watts, longtime Idyllwild local, and someone many of us encountered at Nomad Ventures over the years. |
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There is no snow on Tahquitz. Even the North Face area is free of snow. The exception is the North Gully descent which has about 6-8 inches of very hard snow and is totally covered, top to bottom. Crampons and ice axe would be required to ascent or descent the North Gully. The South side is totally dry. These are late May or early June conditions. Temps in town high 70 s to low 80s. Tahquitz and Suicide are 100% climbable. |
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We in Idyllwild dearly miss Bruce Watts. He lived here for many years, worked as a cook at several restaurants (Incl Gastronome), worked at Nomad Ventures for many years. Bruce was great vegetarian cook with interests in flowers, butterflies and all things in nature. RIP.  |
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How many of us "dirt bag" climbers scored the best deals from Bruce? He was awesome. RiP |
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No Idyll Hands- Climber Stewardship Day Join us for a great day of giving back to an incredible place, and swap out that gear sitting in your closet and pad your kit!
Check out the Idyllwild Climbers Alliance website for more deets.... Psyched to see you there! |
