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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 13, 2012 - 06:36pm PT
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brought one of my co workers up his first ice climb ever, 3 pitches. P1 WI2, P2 WI3, P3 WI4 :) I figuered I could teach him on the first 2 easy pitches and he is strong and very capable kind of guy so he would be Ok on the last steep pitch. It worked out great and he has a heck of a story to tell those gym climbing wannabees:) Kyle on the 2nd pitch. Kyle topping out on P3
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Feb 13, 2012 - 07:38pm PT
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hey bergbryce, glad you made it to the snow lake flow.
weve decided to name this sweet climb after our mate Peter Minks. does "blue peter"sound good? cheers stewie
Oh man, I just saw this!!
I think it's a great name and a nice tribute to Peter.
Fun route in a spectacular setting.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 13, 2012 - 08:30pm PT
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some might think that Peter is gay with that name? the whole blue thing... must be a better way to incorperate his name with the climb? peter's perils, peter's coular, etc???
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2012 - 12:56am PT
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Scott Thelen
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Feb 14, 2012 - 09:38am PT
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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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Feb 14, 2012 - 09:50am PT
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sorry tradman! peter was everything but gay, a shagmaster if you will.
i mean doesnt anymen climb with ladies underthings on anymore?
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Feb 14, 2012 - 10:14am PT
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Scott, does Silver Canyon ever form in spring conditions? I looked up at but did not hike up there over winter break, had know idea it was so big. I forgot names but were you climbing at True Value Crag? I talked to someone who hiked up Wolf creek for some other ice climbing?
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Cor
climber
Colorado
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Feb 14, 2012 - 12:00pm PT
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Scott Thelen
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Feb 14, 2012 - 09:37pm PT
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I don't know how or why it forms. It's has been a strange year like I'm stealing something.
Pray for snow
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F*#k off you wankers
Minks gay HA Ha Ha
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 14, 2012 - 10:11pm PT
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Certainly did not mean any disrespect. just thought that was what blue means in this day and age?? thought that the name could be worded differently to avoid that connection?
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 15, 2012 - 03:16pm PT
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I managed to get on Ice for my first time this weekend at Big White ski resort.. They have a 60 foot ice tower there. I took a couple pics, pretty lame compared to yours tho..
Ice Tower
Me high on the tower
Sandra Topolay photo
My girlfriend
Me kicking steps
Sandra Topolay photo
Anyone ever build something like this?
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edejom
Boulder climber
Butte, America
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Feb 26, 2012 - 12:03pm PT
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Some rare Boulder Batholith ice:
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Decko
Trad climber
Colorado
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Feb 26, 2012 - 07:48pm PT
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Beloved Cody from a couple of weeks ago......
Main Vein one of the better multi pitch routes in the South Fork, short approach 40 mins, 500' or so of climbing and South Facing. Although this day we had no sun but the first time I climbed it was under beautiful blue skies.
The first pitch can be a little "testy" and not quite the WI3 rating the route holds.......
For the ten years or so I've been climbing in the South Fork this is a beauty of a route. The last 3-4 years have been with my wife who asked on the hike out in the dark with snow falling all around us, "how many times have you hiked to the car in the dark up here"
I told her, "once this is the first time"
I just wished for her sake we had clear blue skies as the view from the top pitch is awesome.
But we've shared a similar view from both sides of the valley together.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Feb 26, 2012 - 10:38pm PT
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Big smile there--I'm just a little (knot) bit envious!!!!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Feb 26, 2012 - 10:57pm PT
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Decko, great pictures of the Main Vein. I have wanted to do that one for a long time. Been up to it a couple of times but the first pitch has never been in good shape. Had to do with some local ice this weekend.
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AKTrad
Mountain climber
AK
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Feb 26, 2012 - 11:53pm PT
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Wow! Ice overload....I guess I'll have a scotch on the rocks.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 29, 2012 - 01:25pm PT
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Gnarly ice..
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 10, 2012 - 02:51pm PT
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A shot of Scott DeCapio leading The Replicant in obscenely fat conditions!
This route just comes pouring out of a hole in the limestone high on Mt. Rundle to yield one of the Trophy Wall's finest outings. Scott soloed the Sea Of Vapors that same season as it came all the way down at WI 5+!
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