Lake Willoughby. The Best Ice Climbing in the Lower 48?

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The Chef

climber
Topsfield Ma
Oct 11, 2010 - 09:50am PT
Big hell yeah for the great route on Wheeler.

Here are a few pics from when me and my bro did it back in '07 or '08. I want to get back up there and check out some of the other climbing I've heard about.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1095&id=1300664335&l=1d736ae1a2

Joe.
Paulina

Trad climber
Oct 11, 2010 - 11:28am PT
Nice going!

As the winter approaches, I realize I will miss the NE ice badly. Where are the icy stomping grounds near(ish) Seattle?
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Nov 8, 2010 - 10:17pm PT
http://montanaice.com/node/1408 Getting cold up highhttp://aaronmulkey.blogspot.com/2010/11/regulators-epsiode-2-dedicated-to-joe.html
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Nov 10, 2010 - 03:58pm PT
Good, but not the best. Not enough variety and, by the way, it's cooooold!
divad

Trad climber
wmass
Nov 10, 2010 - 04:27pm PT
by the way, it's cooooold!

How the hell do you think the water turns to ice?
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Nov 10, 2010 - 04:31pm PT
Gee....you're pretty smart, I'll have to remember that quaint little relationship between water and temperature. My point is that temperatures in the NE feel (to me) to be on the order of 20 degrees colder than in the West- humidity, cloudy skies, wind etc.
divad

Trad climber
wmass
Nov 10, 2010 - 04:36pm PT
That's why we're so much tougher here. :)
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Nov 10, 2010 - 04:38pm PT
I'll be the last person to debate that point.
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Nov 20, 2011 - 04:15am PT
Things are looking good in Yellowstone, how are things looking out east.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 20, 2011 - 08:24am PT
We had an early tease in late Otober. The Dike on cannon went as well as a b unch of stuff up on Mt washington. Then we had a warm spell. Rock climbed yesterday and there was ice in the shade so i assume stuff up high on Washington is in again.

BTW one of the 2 pins in the great corner fell out a week or so ago. do not know if randy has had a chance to replace it yet?
JohnnyG

climber
Jan 24, 2013 - 10:20pm PT
Bump for Willougby...I got to go there for the first time this week. The place is stacked.
TREED

Trad climber
Gunks
Jan 24, 2013 - 11:12pm PT
Best in the east. Cody has it beat though.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 25, 2013 - 08:08pm PT
last sunday....
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Jan 25, 2013 - 11:01pm PT
Sitting in Cody, WY getting ready to fly home after a week of ice climbing at the South Fork, seeing this thread coincidently... Climbed at at both places now, seperated by decades... Would love to climb in the NE again to compare.

Cody was awesome, TR once I get home.

http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Cody-South-Fork-Ice-January-20-26-2013/t11831n.html
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
May 28, 2014 - 12:28am PT
600 feet of ice still looking pretty fat on May 25th. Anything left out east? Probably saw about 15 flows still looking good this weekend.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Topic Author's Reply - May 28, 2014 - 06:57am PT
We are done. see that big crack accross the bottom of your photo....
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
May 28, 2014 - 07:13am PT
is it too early to be thinking about ice?
it's so cold up here it might as well be november
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
May 28, 2014 - 09:42am PT
Trad I think there are two cracks in it, but doesn't look like it is going to fall off soon. Major water shooting out the side. Getting up there may be the major problem though. I did see quite a few flows that looked in good shape though.
Stewart Johnson

climber
lake forest
May 28, 2014 - 09:48am PT
Bump for ice!
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
May 28, 2014 - 10:09am PT
This flow in the West fork of Rock Creek looked to still be in good shape. Wishing I had brought the tools instead of just the boards. Definitely could have done some climbing.
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