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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Dec 30, 2012 - 09:43pm PT
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Tradman, I think he was just making a joke - your ice climbing photos are great and much appreciated.
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E Robinson
climber
Salinas, CA
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Dec 30, 2012 - 11:24pm PT
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Just stayed home and my old buddy Pete came by to boulder/builder at Elliott-henge
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WyoRockMan
Trad climber
Flank of the Bighorns
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I got my first ice lead in on some glorious South Fork ice.
Nice outing, great conditions. The perfect way to send off a great year.
I hope all you tacoians have a full new year.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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I saw a video where they backed off a hard thin Scary pitch on Recompence 5+ because they did not have a Guy Lachell (RIP) on their rack..
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nice late afternoon session at Planet Granite SV with Sully, Ferretlegger and Art. Everyone cranking on fun climbs ... Can't wait to get more outside climbing in...gym ... A cheap substitute...
Susan
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2013 - 11:04pm PT
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Climbed some ice by headlamp tonight. Things seemed to have formed up nicely as of late.
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Andy Fielding
Trad climber
UK
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First climb (well it was bouldering in a very foggy and damp Peak District) of the year.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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A few nice, sunny rock climbs in Sedona...multi-pitch tomorrow. Back to Ouray for some (yuck) ice....unless we get that optimal sun, no wind scenario that allows for climbing on the Pool Wall!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 9, 2013 - 11:02pm PT
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Took Jack to Bridal Viel tonight where he lapped me three times in the dark. Crazy weather around here. It was 46 when we left just as it was getting dark. It got down to 35 driving up the canyon and when we returned two hours later in the pitch dark it got up to 55. It is supposed to be single digit highs this weekend, thank god back to normal.
Donini, I thought you were giving up ice climbing. Good to hear your not. As my friend Dawn G. says a warm day of ice climbing beats a cold day of rock climbing any day.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 10, 2013 - 01:19am PT
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Not giving up ice climbing....did my first ice climb in 1966. It's just that if I have the choice between ice and rock I'll do rock every time, more fun, more athletic, less equipment dependent, warmer....on and on and on. I love alpine and have probably done more than anyone else here. Climbing ice in that context is wonderful and I am still looking forward to a lot more.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jan 10, 2013 - 01:35am PT
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I love alpine and have probably done more than anyone else here
Wow.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 10, 2013 - 01:41am PT
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Not bragging Ksolem, just stating the facts. Five decades of pursuing my passion on all seven continents, what have you been doing?
Have you done an alpine climb...by the way, the Sierra's don't qualify.
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Jan 10, 2013 - 01:42am PT
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Secret Tasmanian Crag (it was quite a bushwalk to the base--I'm beat):
Edit: Huh! Supertopo seems to have automatically rotated it! Maybe it was trying to make it upside down since we're antipodal...
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jan 10, 2013 - 01:54am PT
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what have you been doing?
My absolute very best, which means everything to me. Today I climbed 8 pitches of bolted sport routes at a local area.
In a few days I'll be up at some unknown Kern cyn crags. You care for a tour of the Kern winter areas?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 10, 2013 - 02:01am PT
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Sure, I love any kind of climbing. I just might be a little sensitive when my alpine climbing credentials get questioned...put a lot of pain and effort into that- one look at me and you can see it wasn't easy. Cheers...let's do a climb.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 11, 2013 - 01:03am PT
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Took Jack out again tonight for some ice climbing as it has been in the 50's the well after dark the last couple of evenings. there is a nice little steep section right under the second photo that I thought he would have a hard time with, but he motored up it pretty good. Back to reality tomorrow with temps dropping to the single digits by afternoon 40 mph winds and snow. Jim how is the Black in early March?
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hillrat
Trad climber
reno, nv
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Jan 12, 2013 - 09:11pm PT
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Choss above my home. It's decomposing granite. Some of the pins came out spalling the rock away with them. Only went about twenty feet. Am I doing it wrong? I didn't die....
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Jan 12, 2013 - 09:33pm PT
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Climbed my arse off today! ice baby Ice! broke the camera though so only got the 1st 2 climbs...
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Jan 12, 2013 - 10:38pm PT
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the camera broke right after this so no shots of the climb of the day. The White stripe 4+M3
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