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bchains
Trad climber
Bay Area, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 9, 2016 - 09:18pm PT
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Any word on whether and ice is in and climbable in the Donner Pass area? I'm guessing the train tunnels may have bouldering ice (any recommendations on spots much appreciated), but what about Rainbow, or even the spot at Sugar Bowl that ASI brings ppl to?
Hoping to get out this Sat.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Lead Climbing in the tunnel? :)
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john hansen
climber
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I think it is going to pretty warm the next few days.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Lead Climbing in the tunnel? :)
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Never been in there, not flaming you. All the photos I have seen before show people traverse bouldering, had no idea you can do pitches there.
Hey biotch, if you ever want to meet up and talk face to face how about message me you little c*#ks@cker.
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BuddhaStalin
climber
Truckee, CA
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Feb 10, 2016 - 04:38am PT
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The rock is more in than the ice. We are not very widely known for our ice.
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Feb 10, 2016 - 06:45am PT
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It's barely three meters ?!?
Go outside
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Feb 10, 2016 - 07:35am PT
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Sound advice from everyone's mom: "Take a deeeeeeep breath..."
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BuddhaStalin
climber
Truckee, CA
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Feb 10, 2016 - 08:32am PT
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Farming ice in this area has not ended very well in the past.
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BuddhaStalin
climber
Truckee, CA
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Feb 10, 2016 - 09:33am PT
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Quite the good old days. Wish you could hose that sh#t again! Hair shirt side looks all swallowed up
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adikted
Boulder climber
Tahooooeeeee
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Feb 10, 2016 - 10:08am PT
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Good day up there eh Stuart!! Ice is in if your willing to find it!!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Feb 10, 2016 - 10:21am PT
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Are you guys posting photos from Lee Vining?! :)
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Feb 10, 2016 - 10:40am PT
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lots of good ice out there now.
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Feb 10, 2016 - 10:47am PT
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theres good ice out there now!
oh jebuz! you cant wait? sounds like youre wishing your life to pass quicker...
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Feb 10, 2016 - 10:59am PT
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"the outlaw and josey wales" is that by Kirkwood? Looks cool! With the warm temps shouldn't be there for long eh..
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Feb 10, 2016 - 11:02am PT
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yep vitals youre right
but anything in the shade is growing :-/\
edit: just get in the car and drive to the dry rocks then jebuz!
edit 2: well jeebz if your such a rock jock why jump on the cragmouse and her kinda lame stoke for winter? do you want her vanstyle?
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adikted
Boulder climber
Tahooooeeeee
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Feb 10, 2016 - 11:15am PT
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The best piece of a gear for a Tahoe ice climber is a fast car and an alpine start.....LVC is good right now...
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Feb 10, 2016 - 11:25am PT
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hi brian
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Feb 10, 2016 - 11:33am PT
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The best piece of a gear for a Tahoe ice climber is a fast car and an alpine start...
Or a ticket to Colorado, which I have at the moment. :)) #prespray
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Feb 10, 2016 - 11:43am PT
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the ice in colorado is mostly hacked!
unlike the weed ;-/\
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adikted
Boulder climber
Tahooooeeeee
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Feb 10, 2016 - 11:59am PT
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Or a ticket to Canada!!!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Feb 10, 2016 - 01:39pm PT
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the ice in colorado is mostly hacked!
That's why I will do my best to keep to chiseled mixed climbs and shiet.
Or a ticket to Canada!!!
And now we are talking! A friend and I were thinking of making a trip out there? Any of you guys want to go in March? Could be very fun. French Reality! Man Yoga!! Curtain Call!!! Oh man that place is cool.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Feb 10, 2016 - 03:04pm PT
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I remember a season, probably around 98, or 99, when a pretty good quantity of water got diverted over Snowshed Wall. It was beautiful! My recollection was that most of it was formed just to the left of Aerial. Too bad that didn't get the okay from whomever the powers that be were at the time, 'cuz it was fantastic.
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Flanders!
Trad climber
June Lake, CA
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Feb 11, 2016 - 08:39pm PT
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That's right ! Lee Vining Ice is good this season. Dave Lane and I climbed a rarely formed line on the Main Wall. It was a direct finish to Cave Man, We climbed this line on Monday, Feb 8.
Dave Lane on P1 of Cave Man, Trevor Hobbs on Heal and Toe. Dave and I went straight up above the anchor at the end of P1 of Cave Man, It was A LOT steeper that it looks !
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Feb 12, 2016 - 06:25am PT
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Had a ice climbing area on snowshed
Back in the day crag mouse
Lots of work with no pay
The powers that be shut it down
How would you even get
Water to your tunnels ?
And then what
Climb sideways?
Logistically difficult
For what it offers!
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Feb 12, 2016 - 07:04am PT
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all climbing is climb at your own risk.
I have a question though. I have a set of carbon fiber Cobra tools and I don't have the money to upgrade to a proper leashless tool. is there a pinky rest gizmo that will attach to the hand grip? I found one that I believe will work but I was just wondering what you guys thought is the best, besides actually upgrading to modern tools
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Feb 12, 2016 - 08:27am PT
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Yep even geezers know how much mice like tunnels!
Good luck with your project but
you still havent figured out how to get water to where you want it
to freeze ms.mouse!
As far as altering the tunnels concrete roof,its private
property dear just because no trains go through doesnt mean its up
for grabs. talk to Southern Pacific first.
finally, once you get better at ice climbing youll realize its all about being outside,with the sky and the wind!
ps:drive van to canada! :-/\
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ChizzDizzle
Trad climber
Rocklin,CA
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Feb 12, 2016 - 10:59am PT
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Flanders- Trevor Hobbs?!?!?! Name blast from the past!!!!
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atchafalaya
Boulder climber
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Feb 12, 2016 - 12:07pm PT
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Is the Donner Nordwand in?
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Mr_T
Trad climber
Northern California
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Feb 12, 2016 - 04:15pm PT
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Rainbow was in over New Year's. There was some rare stuff in.
No chance Rainbow is in now - far too warm during the day. You want to see temps for Truckee with a low in the teens, high in the low 30's (or cooler).
Looks too warm even for Coldstream (I could be wrong). Also on a day with these sorts of temps I watched the Eagle Lake pillar collapse and roll down the hill (fortunately nobody in the way or they'd have been squished).
Lee Vining is your best bet in CA. Or head for Colorado.
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