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Prod
Trad climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 23, 2009 - 04:00pm PT
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This year we added about 15 feet to the top of the wall giving us approx 65' of climbing. With the cold start we have had this winter we were able to start making ice just after Thanksgiving.
Hope you like the pics.
With no ice last spring
Early start
Climbing can be dangerous.
2 stitches later
BUBBA!
Cheers Prod.
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goatboy smellz
climber
dirty south
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Jan 23, 2009 - 04:06pm PT
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Proud work Prod!
How did you build out that ice bulge?
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Prod
Trad climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2009 - 04:22pm PT
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Yo Goat,
Hows it hanging?
If you look at the 3rd pic in that series of me climbing the bulge you'll see a PVC tube above me. That is a home made sprayer. It is basically 3 fertilizer sprayer fittings in a row about 9" apart. When it is really cold the water freezes out to where ever the unit is suspended. Then the next day you kick any ice formations off the underside to keep it from freezing in or getting to the ground.
Prod.
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Double D
climber
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Jan 23, 2009 - 04:25pm PT
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I want one, I want one, I want one!
Very cool bulge. Charge admission and it will become a destination.
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Jan 23, 2009 - 04:26pm PT
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Nice !!
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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Jan 23, 2009 - 04:28pm PT
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Awesome.
Can't wait to get out of this tropical waistland they call Hawaii.
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Jan 23, 2009 - 05:05pm PT
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Cool!
You'd think living in AK I'd be all set for ice climbing. I think I messed up my season by getting a new set of tools. Ice was a bit slow to form, and with the holidays I could never get hooked up with my partner. Then we had a cold snap. I don't so much mind a couple of weeks @ -20, but I'm not real motivated to climb in such conditions, though it's killer for forming big ice.
Then what do we get, one week of 40 deg temps and all that glorious ice is gone. It was bad enough to have my truck go off the road, and the following day my garage flooded.
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Prod
Trad climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 24, 2009 - 05:43pm PT
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bump
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
North of the Owyhees
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Jan 24, 2009 - 05:55pm PT
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Very cool.....Ice! It's Nice!
Get some, Ya'll!!!
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jan 24, 2009 - 06:20pm PT
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Wow. That's crazy stuff! More photos please...
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quartziteflight
climber
dirthy souf hoes throwing dirty souf bows!
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Jan 24, 2009 - 06:31pm PT
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nice
cool dog
yay for climbing..instead of poltical bullshit
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 24, 2009 - 09:20pm PT
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That things great, and ouch! That musta hurt,
I love the dog photo.
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Prod
Trad climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 8, 2009 - 10:26am PT
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Its melting....
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