Comments on: The Ice Season Cometh http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/10/28/the-ice-season-cometh/ Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:55:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim Jones http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/10/28/the-ice-season-cometh/#comment-10988 Jim Jones Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:14:21 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=724#comment-10988 everything melted down south with the highs in the mid 60's. everything melted down south with the highs in the mid 60′s.

]]> By: Ice Climbing Season is Fast Approaching - All Climbing http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/10/28/the-ice-season-cometh/#comment-10940 Ice Climbing Season is Fast Approaching - All Climbing Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:05:42 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=724#comment-10940 [...] a preview to the upcoming season, Splitter Choss has a post up on the status of some of the Colorado ice climbing areas including Crested Butte, [...] [...] a preview to the upcoming season, Splitter Choss has a post up on the status of some of the Colorado ice climbing areas including Crested Butte, [...]

]]> By: knockneed man http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/10/28/the-ice-season-cometh/#comment-10936 knockneed man Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:30:18 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=724#comment-10936 Here is an update from Jack Roberts courtesy of Mountain Project: "I'll bring my website up to date for this weekend but in the meantime here is what I know. A buddy and I did Alexander's sunday. The first two pitches are ice. The third pitch (the chockstone pitch) has two variations. The regular way via the chockstone is a little leaner than usual but the protection is excellent. The left variation rarely comes into shape. This is thin ice that isn't very wide but with a couple of cams (#.5 & #1 Linkcam) and a couple of long medium LAs you can protect it well. The last pitch going right is what it usually is. Ice for the first half up to the chimney and rock for the last half. An alternative to this pitch is a variation going up left from the belay, up a steep 5.7 corner. Ice/snow/rock. Mixed with good gear. Above Alexander's the ice is pretty anemic and we travered off. Dreamweaver also got climbed that day and the people said it was mostly snow but there was some ice. Darkstar isn't IN KC Express (northface of Meeker which was climbed 20 years ago by Bob culp and Duncan) is pretty much sublimated out. The flying dutchman is still IN and seeing alot of traffic. I don't think Necrophilia is IN nor Deep Freeze. ALL-MIXED-Up should be getting into shape. Not much around Notchtop as it was pretty lean this weekend. That's all I know that is in RMNP." Here is an update from Jack Roberts courtesy of Mountain Project:

“I’ll bring my website up to date for this weekend but in the meantime here is what I know.

A buddy and I did Alexander’s sunday. The first two pitches are ice.
The third pitch (the chockstone pitch) has two variations. The regular way via the chockstone is a little leaner than usual but the protection is excellent. The left variation rarely comes into shape. This is thin ice that isn’t very wide but with a couple of cams (#.5 & #1 Linkcam) and a couple of long medium LAs you can protect it well. The last pitch going right is what it usually is. Ice for the first half up to the chimney and rock for the last half. An alternative to this pitch is a variation going up left from the belay, up a steep 5.7 corner. Ice/snow/rock. Mixed with good gear.

Above Alexander’s the ice is pretty anemic and we travered off.
Dreamweaver also got climbed that day and the people said it was mostly snow but there was some ice.

Darkstar isn’t IN

KC Express (northface of Meeker which was climbed 20 years ago by Bob culp and Duncan) is pretty much sublimated out.

The flying dutchman is still IN and seeing alot of traffic.

I don’t think Necrophilia is IN nor Deep Freeze.

ALL-MIXED-Up should be getting into shape.

Not much around Notchtop as it was pretty lean this weekend.

That’s all I know that is in RMNP.”

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