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Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member

Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 9, 2005 - 11:31am PT

Went to lover's leap yesterday. Bad news is that still too much snow to climb "comfortably" on the big cliffs.

The south side ofthe hogs back is perfect and free of snow.

and the boulders are in perfect condition. the snow at the base makes a lot of the high balls much less intimidating.

Here is a photo of me working (Mark Nicholas spotting) a new project on the approach to the East Wall. photo by clair nicholas

Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 9, 2005 - 11:39am PT

oh, and went further down the canyon. felt like the temperature was 65 near phantom spires. so i am sure that will be in great condition this weekend. sugarloaf is also probably perfect

casey

climber

oakland

Mar 9, 2005 - 04:04pm PT

i was, um, too sick to go to work yesterday so we made a day trip to sugarloaf.

was perfect like you said. amazing weather. beautiful rock. hardly anyone there.

akclimber

Trad climber

Eagle River, AK

Mar 9, 2005 - 04:32pm PT

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Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2005 - 07:09pm PT

i hit up sugarloaf today. really warm... gusty winds kept the temps nice.

the fire didn't affect the trail at all. or if it did, the trail is now in great shape again.

with the trees burned, there is now a lot more sun on the east wall.

here are some pics that madelyn nicholas took: