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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 27, 2010 - 06:20pm PT
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Sweet...
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 28, 2010 - 03:08pm PT
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Starting up 20 below Zero Gully, WI4+
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2010 - 07:57am PT
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Dave Powers near the top of Extensive Homology III WI5
Mark Synot once said that "there is more ice within 2 hrs of my house than in the whole state of colorado"
2hrs frm Jackson NH includes lake Willoughby so I have no doubt that he is correct.
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Morgan
Trad climber
East Coast
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Mar 29, 2010 - 09:00am PT
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Guy Lacelle would agree. A while ago he ranked the top 100 ice climbs in the Canadian magazine GRIPPED. Called On Account of Rains was well up there on the list.
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emac
climber
New Hampshire
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Mar 29, 2010 - 09:10am PT
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Tomcat
Trad climber
Chatham N.H.
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Mar 29, 2010 - 10:11am PT
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Heh,I have so few Willoughby pics...I'm either hanging on or changing my shorts all the time.
Here's Tradchick after I begged her to place a screw....
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dustonian
climber
RRG
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Mar 29, 2010 - 10:27am PT
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Damn this place looks awesome
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2010 - 10:27am PT
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You begged her for a what? ;) Oops, sorry. To many years working in restaruntes..
Nice shots everyone.
This is an overview from the parkinglot. You can't really see all the big stuff that is left of Stormy Monday. It does give you a nice feel for the place. The bit on the far right is the practice slabs. 300+ ft tall grade 3 to 4+ ;)
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tradchick
Trad climber
Vermont
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Mar 29, 2010 - 10:52am PT
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Nice pics everyone!
Now that Tomcat and I have a house 20 minutes away, maybe I'll graduate from the Tablets (the practice slabs) to the big boy/girl climbs.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2010 - 11:11am PT
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Sweet, You have no excuses now..
Isa belaying. 20 below Zero Gully
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divad
Trad climber
wmass
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Mar 29, 2010 - 11:11am PT
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it does give you a nice feel for the place
I'll second that...
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Tomcat
Trad climber
Chatham N.H.
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Mar 29, 2010 - 11:16am PT
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Ha,I have a zillion excuses Nick !! LOL.
This is the throw away playground at Willoughby.They don't even name stuff over here.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2010 - 11:31am PT
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Ya, that's the Practice slabs where leaders routinely bomb their 2nds ;)
P 4 of the Gent. Many do it in 2 now with the longer ropes and stronger guns. Personaly I like the extra belays (rests;)both shots taken same climb. The 1st shot was overexposed so it looks all baked out when it was not. This was the first time I had lead the entire rout. Big day for me.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Mar 29, 2010 - 11:32am PT
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I'll have to track down and scan in a bunch of old slides to post any pics of Willoughby.
Unfortunately I OD'd on vert ice after climbing there, but that was before the more recent mixed routes went up. I just didn't like the virtual repetition of moves on pure water ice, although I never had the stones to solo anything there either...
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2010 - 11:44am PT
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Unfourtunatly I never got good enough to be bored with these climbs. Stll many I wish to do but have not been brave enough and strong enough.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2010 - 01:24pm PT
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Threadding off in the dark. An early season ritual at the Lake.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2010 - 11:02am PT
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Alden Pellet cranking the 3rd pitch of Le Promenade IV WI5+
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CClarke
climber
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Mar 30, 2010 - 11:21am PT
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I think it is the best place in the lower 48 when it is in good form but that can change pretty rapidly.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2010 - 11:26am PT
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It's usually reliable from mid December through the 1st week of March.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Mar 30, 2010 - 12:28pm PT
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Willoughby looks great, but that Yellowstone area has some good ones. I like this one in the Clark's Fork. With well over 600ft of ice.
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