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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 8, 2009 - 02:46am PT
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I've got a craving for some thunk thunk into a little water ice. Looks like Bozeman, Ouray, Salt Lake, Lee Vining are all still too warm. Damn, its already mid November. When's winter coming and where will it be showing up first?
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Alaska?
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Anywhere I like
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try southern Arizona. I hear there is lots of water ice there. Even a little apline.
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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No ice here on the Kenai Peninsula. Last week it was cold, in the teens and below. This week back up to fourty. Maybe somewhere else in Alaska, in the high mountains, but not in my backyard.
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rick d
climber
ol pueblo, az
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not cold enough yet but on mt lemmon (and not the stain) - it is at 8,000 feet.
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there is also a 600' ribbing that forms near Turkey Creek in the Chiricahua's
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Anywhere I like
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I just wanted to say my previous post was TOTAL sarcasm, but the above poster made me look like I knew what I was talking about. Hell of picture, shirtless ice climbing.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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I have seen ice ribbons a thousand feet tall in AZ! No foolin'.
Head for Banff, dude!
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10b4me
Ice climber
the reticient boulder at the Happies
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When's winter coming
that's what I was wondering
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Prezwoodz
Big Wall climber
Anchorage
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Ice is forming up here around Anchorage. I hear O'Malley falls is in, also last weekend
I guess were a little lucky here though, theres always ice somewhere we just have to go where it is.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
somewhere approaching Ajna
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Where's the ice? First I need to go out and get more Scotch... how did that happen? Then we'll deal with the ice.
eric
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 8, 2009 - 02:41pm PT
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Hey, you Alaska folks; is the ice in Alaska such that it could be a "destination" ice climbing resort? In the past I've traveled to Utah, Colo, and Alberta to find ice. Would in be worthwhile to fly to Anchorage some time for a week of climbing, or is it too spread out and hard to get to, to be practical in such a limited time frame? How is the quality of the routes compared to other well known destinations?
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Anyone ever climb the ice that forms on the right side of Drug Dome? It wasn’t looking too bad a little over a week ago… until it all fell off. Does this thing ever form up for real?
10/30/09
Crappy photo ‘cuz I was too lazy to walk more than 100 yards from the pavement…
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Prezwoodz
Big Wall climber
Anchorage
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Nov 11, 2009 - 04:37pm PT
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Rockermike, I guess I don't have to much to go off but I'd have to say yes. Head to Valdez for the big classics. Multipitch ice with not much of an approach to speak of. There are 800ft ice climbs within an hour or two of Anchorage.
Check out the site :
http://www.alaskaiceclimbing.com
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HJ
climber
Bozeman, Montana
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Nov 11, 2009 - 07:06pm PT
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We've got ice in Bozo-dog-breath.
http://montanaice.com/node/1189
And, our weather is just getting colder and wetter.
20 hour drive from Bezerkly.
cheers,
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Stewart Johnson
climber
t.c. ca.
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Nov 11, 2009 - 07:18pm PT
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this is three hours from bezerkley, pray for rain...
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Brian Biega
climber
Truckee, CA
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Nov 12, 2009 - 10:36am PT
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Stewie- Hey, did you see that picture of me that I took?
Nice Shot.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 12, 2009 - 11:47am PT
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Stewie, that's not this year is it? Looks like you could use some new curved tools. Those cauliflowers are real knuckle busters. ha
(where is that?)
HJ, Ice sounds good, but is there an online source for route descriptions? I only do easy stuff WI3s and 4s. Would hate to drive that far and find everything desperate. Where might a couple of dirtbaggers stay in Bozeman or near Hyalite?
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