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j_ham
climber
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Dec 22, 2011 - 12:27pm PT
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Climbed yesterday, WI3, 2 pitches, 3 raps on the climber's right of flow, we used a single 70m rope.
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PeteC
climber
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Dec 22, 2011 - 12:36pm PT
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Wow! The ice is much thicker now than when we climbed it!
Note that an early start is good because that last pitch is in the sun later and those screws will heat up right at the steepest part...
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Dec 22, 2011 - 12:58pm PT
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Now themz am sum purty pics.
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superbum
Ice climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 22, 2011 - 02:52pm PT
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Wahoo! That's me in the blue jacket, following the crux section! I would say the crux alone is a contender for WI4- if the route was fresh (not picked out at all) and if it was cold (not in sun). Sure, it is short, but it is steep and chandeliery, and w/o banged out boot pockets and pick holes, I would have gotten a bit more pumped...just my opinion.
the rest is WI3 at the very hardest, w/ most feeling easier. Beautiful route.
McTwisted! My e-mail is vicsahobo@hotmail.com if you feel like forwarding some shots to me! :)
Victor
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Dec 22, 2011 - 02:56pm PT
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Those are some beautiful photos. I love the different colors.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Dec 22, 2011 - 02:58pm PT
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so cool mctwisted and Superbum! Good job on getting after it.
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BMcC
Trad climber
Livermore
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Dec 22, 2011 - 03:10pm PT
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Was playing on that roadside ice the other day...
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Dec 22, 2011 - 03:21pm PT
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Wow...that looks fantastic!
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Dec 22, 2011 - 04:17pm PT
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That frozen lake pic reminds me that it would be so cool to ice skate under the diamond on Chasm lake in RMNP.
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mctwisted
Social climber
paradise
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Dec 22, 2011 - 04:58pm PT
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victor, pics sent
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norm larson
climber
wilson, wyoming
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Dec 22, 2011 - 06:03pm PT
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Those routes look like alot of fun. I can't believe how little snow there is there. No es la nina, es la nada!
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Dec 22, 2011 - 06:52pm PT
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Holy crap! this Ice climbing is madness! I can't believe it's actually legal.
I also can't believe the guys hiking in to climb the ice on cloud's rest in the winter when Growing up on Half Dome hasn't had a second ascent that I know about. (hard but probably undone due to the hike)
Which goes to show that rockclimbers are pussies
Signed
Mr. Pussy
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BMcC
Trad climber
Livermore
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Dec 22, 2011 - 11:02pm PT
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More fun on the ice pics...
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F10
Trad climber
Bishop
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Dec 22, 2011 - 11:15pm PT
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Ice all over the place, plus you can drive to it.
Climbed the roadside stuff on the way up the pass, pretty breezy this am. 8 deg. @ 8
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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Dec 22, 2011 - 11:44pm PT
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This has to be one the most unique threads here ever. Really great to get to see this. Many thanks to all.
[edit] and especially the spontaneous feeling of what was likely the level of enthusiasm Walt had that day. What a great photo.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Dec 23, 2011 - 01:13am PT
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bump
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Dec 23, 2011 - 02:39am PT
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Unclimbed?
The FA-ist(?) just posted to the yosemite ice thread.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Dec 23, 2011 - 03:14am PT
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mctwisted will be snapping tons of photos on Sunday too right ; )
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Brian Biega
climber
Truckee, CA
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Dec 25, 2011 - 01:15pm PT
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Happy Holidays!
Three of us climbed this one yesterday. Magical times in the Meadows...
Thanks for all the beta and pictures above.
Cheers, Brian
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