Ice Update - February 2, 2023
Ice is finally really starting to happen now. At last I give it a 3. The stories for the weekend are Ice Fest and the weather. I know some are poo-pooing the cold, trying to proove how strong they are. But this is cold on another level. So please pay attention and dial your personal goals down a notch, or even two. Shit can happen very quickly in these temps and there is minimal room for error. Just remember what happened to Kate Matrosova in similar conditions! After we get through this weekend I think we're going to be in for some great climbing weather. I hope to see you around at Ice Fest. I'm part of a panel on how climate effects our climbing, so come on by. Stay warm...
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North End Cathedral |
mostly IN |
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Repentance |
not yet |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Remission |
OUT |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Goofer's Delight/Super Goofer's |
still OUT unless you know how to get over slab at the top! |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Barber Wall |
OUT |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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The Myth |
OUT |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Black Pudding Gully |
looks possible... touched down and pullout plowed |
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Champney Falls |
should be climbable |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Texaco area |
OUT |
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Arethusa Falls |
assuredly climbable |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Smear |
looks thin but possible |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Pegasus |
OUT |
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Hobbit Couloir |
OUT |
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Chia |
OUT but someone was climbing it today |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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The Cave Route |
OUT |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Widow's Walk |
OUT |
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Bob's Delight |
building but OUT |
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Trestle mixed routes |
climbable |
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Trestle Slabs |
climbable |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Lost In The Forest |
pretty good |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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A Walk In The Forest |
maybe |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Waterfall |
possible |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Standard Left |
maybe |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Standard Route |
OK |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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The Penguin |
possible |
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Dropline |
looking good |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Welcome to the Machine |
OUT |
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Dracula |
IN |
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Hanging Gardens area |
several options available |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Elephant Head Gully |
OUT |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Flume Cascade |
lots of snow but OK |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Silver Cascade |
OK |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Hitchcock Gully |
lots of options up there |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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East Face Slabs |
good |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Cinema Gully |
looks OK at last |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Great Madness |
climbable |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Numbered gullys |
Gull1 maybe others |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Willey's Slide |
IN but snowy and thin in places |
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Tuckerman's Ravine |
SNOW |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Huntington Ravine |
many options but be aware of avalanche danger |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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The Black Dike |
UNKNOWN |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Fafnir |
UNKNOWN |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Omega |
UNKNOWN |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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The Flume |
there has been ice forming, will certainly be climbable soon |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Kinsman Notch |
a variety of options, a bit thinner than usual |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Trollville |
looks climbable |
Feb 2, 2023 |
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Lake Willoughby |
good with many options |
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