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2017-18 Utah Ice Conditions Thread

cdawg lion · · BeaUTAHfull · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 165
Ryan Hamilton wrote:

Will pitch 3 take 17cm or is it 10's and 13s the whole way?

17s. she's thick

Nash Wilson · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Dec 2017 · Points: 0
Michael S. Catlett wrote:

Any one get down to Joe's Valley this weekend? 

Yes, checked out Donorcicle and C

CC falls on Saturday. They're not in yet.
Michael Catlett · · Middleburg, VA · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 175

Nash, thank you.

Mulch · · Jacobstown, NJ · Joined Apr 2016 · Points: 1,139

Anybody trying to get out this weekend and needs a partner hit me up 6095764980

Derek DeBruin · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 1,039

Climbed Willard Falls this morning. First pitch is still in pretty thick and the upper portions are generally good. The second pitch is thin, candy shell with running water, and about 12 feet of bare rock (it's low flow though, so you're not mixed climbing in a shower). Third pitch is thin and thickens back up as you get higher. If I were leading it I'd bring short screws and a rock rack.

Temperature was mid-40s F when I got out of the car. Depending on how much snow Ogden gets out of this storm, that could leave the bare section of P2 as snow-covered rock for quite a while if there's enough snow to insulate it well. If there's not too much snow then the cold temps this weekend should help things along.

Chris Wright · · Bend, OR · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 611

Anybody have any idea if there's any ice in Maple? 

Mtn Ape XL · · Utah · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 131

Found abandoned crampon today in Provo Canyon...ID it, the condition it is in, what area you were in and we can chat about what to do next...cheers!

Ryan Hamilton · · Orem · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 5
Harry Richardson wrote:
Mtn Ape XL · · Utah · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 131

Unknown...anyone have their contact info to inquire?

Garret Nuzzo Jones · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 1,436
Chris Wright wrote:

Anybody have any idea if there's any ice in Maple? 

Based on our snowpack it's highly unlikely. All the ice climbs come from snowmelt and we haven't exactly had a banner year for snow.

shawn Kenney · · Draper, UT · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 3,112

Anyone find a phone on top of the 3rd pitch or midway up the fourth on Great White today?

Ian Hanson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 2,685

So, obvious question is super obvious, but I haven't climbed the GWI in years and can't remember. Is it possible to rap the route with 1x 60m rope? 

M L · · Sonora, CA · Joined Apr 2007 · Points: 165

please walk off

Mtn Ape XL · · Utah · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 131

Too many parties coming up Great White Highway to rap off without creating a cluster at multiple points ...entirely possible to safely walk off to the west with a 60 meter

Ian Hanson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 2,685

I probably should have mentioned that I will be going when there aren't a thousand people on it

Allen Sanderson · · On the road to perdition · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 1,203
Ian Hanson wrote:

So, obvious question is super obvious, but I haven't climbed the GWI in years and can't remember. Is it possible to rap the route with 1x 60m rope? 

So the obvious question is super obvious, did you read the route description ???

https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105879630/the-great-white-icicle

Ian Hanson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 2,685

So the obvious thing should have been that asking a simple question on MP would only yield super snarky, unhelpful responses.  The question was whether or not it was possible with a single 60m rope, not a request for alternative (albeit preferred) descents.  I have read the route description and all it says is that it can be rapped, but nothing about how long the raps are. I usually climb in Europe where most raps are 45-60m requiring two ropes, hence my aforementioned question. 

Miller Miller · · Salt Lake · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 75
Ian Hanson wrote:

So the obvious thing should have been that asking a simple question on MP would only yield super snarky, unhelpful responses.  The question was whether or not it was possible with a single 60m rope, not a request for alternative (albeit preferred) descents.  I have read the route description and all it says is that it can be rapped, but nothing about how long the raps are. I usually climb in Europe where most raps are 45-60m requiring two ropes, hence my aforementioned question. 

route description has pitch lengths in it. 

climbslc · · SLC, UT · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 20
Ian Hanson wrote:

So the obvious thing should have been that asking a simple question on MP would only yield super snarky, unhelpful responses.  The question was whether or not it was possible with a single 60m rope, not a request for alternative (albeit preferred) descents.  I have read the route description and all it says is that it can be rapped, but nothing about how long the raps are. I usually climb in Europe where most raps are 45-60m requiring two ropes, hence my aforementioned question. 

+1 on this. I mean, if you can't or don't feel like answering a pretty simple question, just STFU.

No. You need two ropes to rap.

Sunny-D · · SLC, Utah · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 700

From the platform below the bulge you can get away with one rope and some moderate down Climbing. Above the platform I would want/need two ropes to rap. 

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Northern Utah & Idaho
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