dave
climber
Earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 12, 2013 - 01:50pm PT
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Ya some stuff in there holding that thing...um...together...? The top pitch was very wet and yes topping out the ice was about 10 inches wide or so and very thin where it spills out of the notch. I got the shortest screw in about half way into some blobby thing, and just kept going. You could say it was a little exciting, beautiful day in the mountains with plenty of on the edge sort of stuff, for me at least. I wore my hood the whole time, as it was by far the wettest ice I'd been on. Glad you guys enjoyed it!
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
California
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Jan 12, 2013 - 01:55pm PT
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AWESOME!
Best TR of 2013 so far!
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Walleye
climber
The Hot Kiss on the end of a Wet Fist
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Jan 12, 2013 - 01:58pm PT
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Good stuff, Mr Lane.. I enjoyed that alot. That E guy sure gets around..
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Jan 12, 2013 - 02:01pm PT
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Climbing with E will cure you, or so they say. :-)
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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Jan 12, 2013 - 02:01pm PT
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Very NICE ICE job!
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jan 12, 2013 - 02:02pm PT
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what happened to the Sagebrush?
company Ladies!
looks like a cool climb,
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E
Social climber
Tujunga CA.
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Jan 13, 2013 - 08:40am PT
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bump.......for proper climbing content
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dave
climber
Earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 13, 2013 - 09:57am PT
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I dont know about the Sagebrush 'Inn' but the cottontail ranch didn't do so well:
How about this view
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Jan 13, 2013 - 10:08am PT
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Bump, to keep on front page
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Bruce Kay
Gym climber
BC
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Jan 13, 2013 - 10:15am PT
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about the farming - the best material, as shown in one of your photos is a roll of mesh fencing strongly secured at the top. Especially if it hangs in a "spiral" then there is an ability to deform with the ice as the ice "flows" with gravity. plus there is a huge matrix upon which the ice forms. That matrix also creates reinforcement!
Rope offers little matrix and it will stretch but it will also break and there is no reinforcement.
A buddy of mine did exactly this up on Blackcomb at an ice farm and it worked and survived beautifully. Cheap and effective.
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lucho
Trad climber
California
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Jan 13, 2013 - 10:22am PT
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Nice job you guys, that thing looks sick!
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E
Social climber
Tujunga CA.
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Jan 13, 2013 - 10:36am PT
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the reinforcing material was plastic garden mesh prolly just to make water flow right...none of that stuff would support a fly.
cozgrove was that richard leversee that you were climbing with when the column blew out?
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George R
climber
The Gray Area
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Jan 13, 2013 - 01:58pm PT
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Very cool !!!
G
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Jan 17, 2013 - 01:39pm PT
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Nice Dave!
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Jan 17, 2013 - 05:23pm PT
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Your writing flows better than that ice, and the ice was looking pretty nasty (good). Bitchen report, thanks for sharing it man.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Jan 17, 2013 - 06:05pm PT
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Nice one. That's an adventure.
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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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Jan 17, 2013 - 06:08pm PT
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gotta love the desert ice...
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F10
Trad climber
Bishop
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Jan 17, 2013 - 06:52pm PT
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Nice job guys,
Heard of the VHM in some old mags,
the only thing that looked familiar were some of those approach places on the 95
Great pics
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E
Social climber
Tujunga CA.
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Jan 18, 2013 - 06:17am PT
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that is a proud route....prolly 5+ in two spots.
way harder but reminisant of the ames ice hose
sure glad that igot er on a plastic day ....warm temps that day in town.
its a must do for all modern frozen water specialists.
hey cozzy lets hear the story about the pillar rippin off...same thing happened to us the first time that I tried it.
EE
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Jan 18, 2013 - 07:48am PT
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Bump
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