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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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nice pics
those "bd spinner leashes" seem to be pretty popular. anyone using them? any thoughts? I may take off my wrist leashes this year and thinking about other options
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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The spinner leashes are ok. they do give me a bit of resistance at the very end of my swing. I think they are a bit overkill and unescesary on 1 pitch routes. They are basically to prevent you from dropping your tool, but how often does that really happen?
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franky
climber
Davis, CA
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Cool photos. I look like a grinning idiot, but I guess that is a good thing.
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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mascocistic in nature....
I hope all your ice dreams come true!!!
Cheers
Thanks for taking me to cold places... (in photos)
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franky
climber
Davis, CA
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Ha!!
Why toy with a poor guy who has been hanging around with nobody but dirtbag male climbers for three weeks?
But that does make me feel a bit better.
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Yum! Thanks for the pix of picks--I'm dreaming ice dreams now!
BTW I heard a couple years ago that Roadside formation at June Lake was closed to climbing. Is that still the case?
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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good news -- thanks!
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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The roadside was fat on Sunday -
Justin toproping it
A little v-thread practice
btw We were a little amazed to see ice skaters out on June Lake. Yesterday I decided to head down to the beach and take a closer look.
Who should pull up just as I got out of the car but Doug Nidever ! He got some ice skates and a hockey stick out of his truck and headed out .. but not before inviting me to walk out on the ice and look around.
Here's one of his 22cm (~8 inch) ice screws -
Ice depth about 7 inches
Ice was so clear in places you could see the bottom
Strangely, I'd never actually seen people skating on a frozen lake before. It was amazing to me to hear the sounds of the ice .. it was a little like whale song.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Wow! Never seen the roadside ice anywhere near that fat. Too bad the little woman is no longer up for some ice.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Looks fun, almost makes me wanna take up the ice-tooling.
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Bschmitz
Ice climber
mountain view
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Trying to spend my brithday climbing ICE. I recently moved to the Bay Area and I am itching for some ice. I am looking for a partner to drive with me over to the east side this weekend. Don't know the area all that well and I hoping that some crusty, old, and preferably mean jaded climber will want to swap rope gun skills for local beta and good stories.
thanks,
bryan schmitz
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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ice is nice
kewl to see the lake frozen over
picnic table out there? ha!
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F10
Trad climber
e350
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I was up at Horsetail today, lots of water coming down the wall.
Left side was ok but had water also,
Lets hope for colder temps
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Jan 10, 2010 - 03:36am PT
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Em, I heard you were coming up today and then took sick. Sorry to hear that. Hope you are feeling better, and back into the swing of things, very soon.
(sounds of coughing, weeping and gnashing of teeth)
Cragman, so sorry to miss the fun today, and to miss meeting you. Even more sorry to hear of the rain because I'm on the mend and was planning to come over Monday to try Horsetail. From the look of today's photos it may not last...wahhhhhhhh!
(even more coughing, weeping and gnashing of teeth)
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10b4me
Ice climber
Ice Caves at the Sads
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Jan 10, 2010 - 02:44pm PT
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supposedly a big storm coming starting on the 19th.
predictions are for it to continue for the whole week.
ymmv
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jan 11, 2010 - 04:59pm PT
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gee, I never bent the handles of my axes climbing...
...probably not climbing hard enough...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jan 11, 2010 - 05:07pm PT
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CHRIZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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Jan 11, 2010 - 07:19pm PT
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that frozen lake stuff can be intoxicating. answered a plea on a ride board in jackson one time. had an extra pair of skates and big fat socks. suggested a tour as we crossed the wind river.
got a notion to drag out a tent fly and string it up between us. great fun jumping the cracks and flat out screaming downwind, coordinated slalom turns and such, a touch of crack the whip like ekat mentioned.
big smoker this gal. tied one end to my daysack and towed her straight upwind, missing the chance for an early dinner. her hood was all puckered up like the kid on south park.
i'm reminded of my deficiency whenever i see the thighs on those speed skaters
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Euroford
Trad climber
chicago
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Jan 11, 2010 - 11:08pm PT
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thats a damn nice looking icefall. i'll be out for some this weekend, but its all way way steep, which is fun, but just kills ya after awhile. it would be such a riot to have something long and moderate like that to just enjoy.
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Jan 12, 2010 - 07:06am PT
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Great pix Cragman, thanks! And cool to meet you in the "real"
Ed, I believe the bend comes not from climbing hard but from the carbon fiber melting in the hot California sun.
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