rhyang
Ice climber
SJC
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Nov 13, 2006 - 12:14am PT
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We saw ice in the couloir on Mt. Gilbert on Sunday, perhaps 2 or 3 pitches worth.
But it depends on how much you want it. The approach slabs weren't too bad, even with a dusting of snow from Saturday's storm, and this melted off during the day. The several inches of freshies and ice on the seemingly endless talus was what really sucked though.
I understand that another system is coming in Monday. Oh well... the mountain will still be there next year.
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rockermike
Mountain climber
Berkeley
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Nov 17, 2006 - 08:42am PT
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Your right about Gilbert. We went in all the way to the base Wednesday (11/15). Beautiful water ice up high but miles of post-holing in one to two feet of fresh snow over big talus fields. What a stressful work out - one wrong step and you'd drop in up to you neck between two huge boulders. Then we got to the base of the couloir and started getting big "thawamps.." as the wind-packed powder slab settled over sugar snow. Time to turn and run... What a disappointment.
Next year I'll be back.
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rhyang
Ice climber
SJC
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Nov 17, 2006 - 12:41pm PT
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Yep, sounds familiar ... but it was great to be out there anyway.
Curse you Red Baron ...
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Scott_Nelson
Trad climber
San Diego
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Dec 23, 2006 - 03:05pm PT
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What shape do you think Gilbert would be in right now? The approach might be less tedious with snow covering the boulders?
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marky
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2007 - 10:28pm PT
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It's getting to be that time... anyone with info?
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Misha
Trad climber
Woodside, CA
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As of July 2, Kindergarten Chute is starting to form and Checkered Demon is partially melted out (and looks mighty ugly)
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rhyang
Ice climber
SJC
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Ice in the V-Notch, as of 1-July
(marky - weren't you up on Sill with Mike around then ? Didja see the U-Notch at all ?)
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eeh
climber
East Side
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Jul 31, 2007 - 03:36pm PT
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FYI. Mt Gilbert is done for the year. It is totally melted out and nasty in the middle section, which was just thin last year. Mt Thompson has lots of crevasses, several quite massive, on the snow field/glacier leading up to the couloirs. We didn't end up climbing the couloirs for various reasons, but it is questionable as to whether they even go to the top. I really hope it snows next winter!
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ADK
climber
truckee
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Aug 24, 2007 - 08:58am PT
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bump.
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Mike Dahlquist
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Anyone go up to Palisade Glacier for Labor Day weekend? I was thinking about trying to climb the V-Notch or U-Notch next weekend but I'm hoping they don't resemble the North Face couloirs on Norman Clyde Peak, which were ugly and full of mud on Sunday. If anyone climbed either Notch or even looked at them let me know what you saw. Thanks!
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marky
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2008 - 10:31pm PT
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anyone have any recent info?
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klinefelter
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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Aug 22, 2008 - 08:18am PT
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A depressing view of Palisade Glacier from last weekend.
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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Aug 22, 2008 - 08:34am PT
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How's dana looking?
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BCD
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Aug 22, 2008 - 09:50am PT
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Feather Peak on Wednesday the 20th:
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Dingus Milktoast
climber
NorCal
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Aug 22, 2008 - 09:57am PT
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Was up at Conness a couple weeks back - the Dana Couloir is definitely still filled in. Ed Hartouni was up on the Plateau about 3 or 4 weeks ago. He might be able to fill you in on whether it was neve or ice.
DMT
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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Aug 22, 2008 - 10:53am PT
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Yee-haw!
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Brian Granger
climber
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Aug 22, 2008 - 07:47pm PT
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Has anyone attempted or been near Mt. Emerson North Couloir and/or Checkered Demon couloir (Peak 13112') in the last couple of weeks? Is there a climable snow/ice line that leads nearly to the top? If the routes have reasonable ice coverage, I'd like to climb them next weekend. Looking for a partner if anyone is interested?
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Aug 23, 2008 - 11:58am PT
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looks dirty, whatever it is...
Dana Couloir
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bradL
Trad climber
Lake Tahoe, NV
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Anybody been in a couloir lately? I'm going to climb the V-Notch in late September. Hoping for quality ice-cube-blue ice.
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Feather Peak was looking thin!
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