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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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coffin crack is s'posed to be the sh#t. that is in Gunnison, though, buddy, and you might do better there come May.
So if I send you come 5.10 copperheads for a re-sole, will I see them again?
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2014 - 09:58pm PT
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BCB. That ice looks pretty cool.
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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best conditions I have ever seen here, Mike. this year is special for ice here: the 80m stepped fall 1 mile west of home that NEVER even shows ice is 1/3 of the way to complete coverage. STOKED!
that said, we are not so rich as ye SoDak'ers with the ice. and you folks, with your incredibly complex geology, give us a run for the money on rocks, too: you always impress me with the variety and multitude of rock types, localities, and climbing styles in your neck of the woods.
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Truthdweller
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Max, you solo that pillar above the slab too? I BET you were wigged out! I still want to see all the gear I sold suited up on ya, and in action!
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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NO! If my sack was that big I would not carry a backpack.
I had a grigri TR-solo. Still sucked.
But your gear ROCKED! My appreciation will only grow, TD: soon comes the realness of the alpine snow-couloir!
Thank you TD!
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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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I went ice climbing today. It was cold.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 4, 2014 - 10:20pm PT
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Went to custer state park and did a couple of ice climbs.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Did a couple of climbs w/my wife Andrea today.......something we used to do weekly before we had three kids.....now it's something we don't do often enough.....if was way fun.........(now that the kids are getting older;....we will be finding more time to do such things together.......cool....)..
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 5, 2014 - 12:16am PT
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Todd that is awesome. My oldest can now babysit my youngest the freedom to hang with Jezal is really great.
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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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Jan 12, 2014 - 10:01am PT
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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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Jan 12, 2014 - 10:06am PT
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The 1st & 2nd place winners of the 2014 Ouray Men's ice climbing competition.
And here they are joined by the Women's Champion.
They look remarkably like regular folks when on level, civilized ground.
You should have seen them on the ice though.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Jan 12, 2014 - 08:54pm PT
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Cool stuff!
We are in the midsts of our January thaw:(
this 4+ was not safe:(
only thing safe today was the fat easy 3's
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WyoRockMan
climber
Flank of the Big Horns
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Jan 13, 2014 - 10:42am PT
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Despite the forecast for 40-45 mph sustained winds with gusts to 75, we braved on. Lucky us, there was just the normal Cody breeze once in the canyon.
Smooth Emerald Milkshake (250m, WI4)
Once you see the route (after about 90 minutes of solid uphill progress), figuring out how to get to the base is a bit of a challenge. Some downclimbing and a rap get you to the base in the creek bottom.
Several WI2-3 pitches separated by the obligatory thigh deep slogging finally get you to the money pitch.
Some fun icicles along the way.
This is a pretty fun climb, with a high suffer ratio if there is any snow on the approach. About a mile of post-holing prior to breaking out the tools detracted overall enjoyment, particularly when we had to do it again on the way out due to the wind filling in our trail. I can't wait to get back to the South Fork proper for some reasonable approaches.
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perswig
climber
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Jan 13, 2014 - 12:47pm PT
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Tom and I found some nice ice out of the wind and had a pretty chill day.
Looking down on the tricam, an iffy blue Camelot, and a decent sideways brassie and contemplating the potential for turf sticks at the topout.
Dale
(Hey, trad, did the rain hit you hard enough to renew flooding issues in your neck of the woods? On the bright side, there's now a fair bit of water available for when the temps start dropping again.)
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Blakey
Trad climber
Sierra Vista
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Jan 13, 2014 - 04:30pm PT
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I've been having real problems with Silverlight not working on my Mac - posting this up is a real victory!
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thebravecowboy
Social climber
Colorado Plateau
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Jan 13, 2014 - 07:53pm PT
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Jan 13, 2014 - 10:42pm PT
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soloed Shoestring on Mt Webster today. headlap is on my helmet because I got a rather late start for a 2,000ft rt.....
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 13, 2014 - 10:47pm PT
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I sort of no longer have the right to post on this thread...
Going on my longest period of inactivity from the rocks in I can't remember how long...
Locker, are you free Saturday? I'd be psyched (psycho?) to meet you and get in a route or two or three. C'mon, you know you want to...
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