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rockermike
Mountain climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 17, 2008 - 10:38am PT
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Anyone been up BCS in the last couple of weeks? Any need for ice ax and/or crampons. I know there probably isn't much old snow left and I hear only a couple of inches of new; but that old snow might be pretty damn hard at 12,500 in Oct. Yet I hate to carry sh#t I don't use. ha
TIA
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Chris2
Trad climber
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Oct 17, 2008 - 11:44am PT
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With such a short approach why not just leave the tools in your car and come back for them, if needed?
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Oct 17, 2008 - 11:51am PT
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I havent been up there since August, but I know in late Sept (before the first snow) it was completely clear approaching the climb and descending Cox Col per reports on summitpost.org. You might want to inquire there.
My GUESS would be that you could get away without cramps/axe still.
edit: expect the NA to be COLD.
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klinefelter
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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Oct 17, 2008 - 11:57am PT
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If you're fast, you'd have to hike 2 hours to find out if tools are needed, then another four hours if they are. Temps have been up and down lately, and forcast is calling for a cold snap this weekend. I'd just bring the gear.
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dmalloy
Trad climber
eastside
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Oct 17, 2008 - 12:03pm PT
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yer gonna be coooollllllld
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