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timstich
May 12, 2004, 11:30 PM
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When my friend arrives, I'll ask around again what conditions look like. Then for alternative routes. I figured you were getting snowed on skibby up in Winter Park. They showed the temps on the weather last night. We are getting rain down here in Lakewood. Oh and, I will not be joining them in any case. I'm waiting for later in the summer for my own modest plans.
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soccer_fan
May 13, 2004, 5:59 AM
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Not to run it into the ground, but are flukes/pickets really needed for couloirs and the like or mostly just for glacier crossings?
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reno
May 13, 2004, 6:10 AM
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In reply to: Flamer Thanks for getting the story just right. So really, thanks for cutting on me and making you look so good and knowledgeable. Thanks for being so upstanding and the emotional guide on the forum. MD
mdude:
You posted crappy advice. Josh called you on it.
If that is a source of distress or embarassment for you, then you have some growing to do.
Flamer is a heck of a good fellow. I called him last week to get some beta on Hallet's, and he told me what I needed (not wanted, but NEEDED) to hear... ain't a lot of people willing to be the "bad guy" when it comes to giving advice.
So chill, eh?
Get over it and move on.
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talons05
May 13, 2004, 3:28 PM
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Thanks for the link, that was helpful. Just how crowded is this area in summer?
A.W.
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luigi
May 13, 2004, 4:40 PM
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Timstich,
I was on Lambslide last Sunday with a couple of friends, it was good snow. At this time of year there is is hardly any rock fall, we went on to Broadway for a hundred feet or so, because we are planning to do the notch and wanted to check snow conditions. It was all pretty stable, but after this week, who knows. We went all the way up Lambslide no problems. On the way down the slide their was a guy coming up. He ended up soloing the Notch. So conditions were pretty good for him on Broadway and the Notch.
Luis
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timstich
May 13, 2004, 7:01 PM
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Thanks for the update, Luis. Glad to hear you had a good climb.
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helmut
May 25, 2004, 8:03 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: To note, rock fall from the notch couloir does not hit lambs slide, it funnels down more towards the stettner's ledges..... Just a note on the above post. This is not true. I was there when a HUGE rockfall expelled itself from the notch. We said - wow that was cool, until we saw that a truckload of microwave sized blocks were hurtling down lambs slide right at us! We duck for cover while the blocks exploded all around us. we were at the base of Lambs slide getting ready to head up to do Stettners. we ended up getting the hell out of there. Of course this was couple of years ago when it was all falling apart. I am sure it is better now...
Good point near the base of the lambs slide couloir which is near the base of stettner's, the chimney, kor's door, etc. the rockfall from the notch will spill down into that common area. I was thinking of being up the lambs slide a bit more, good correction to note. thanks.
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helmut
May 25, 2004, 8:07 PM
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In reply to: Thanks for the link, that was helpful. Just how crowded is this area in summer? A.W.
If you climb on a weekend there will usually be at least a couple of parties on each route, even if you get lucky and no one is climbing your particular route you need to be concerned of people above you on different routes knocking rocks down on you. The best bet is to climb midweek and start early and don't kick stuff down on me, I don't like getting up early.
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timstich
May 25, 2004, 8:16 PM
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My friends report that they will be going up next Tuesday, which sounds ideal as it is after the Memorial Day rush.
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coomer
May 30, 2004, 2:53 PM
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[quote="flamer"]In reply to: If you plan to go CTC in a day(which is totally possible and even recommended!) Keep in m,ind that you won't be able to get the earliest of start's. Check with the park concerning shuttle times...I THINK the earliest is 6am. Good luck and HAVE FUN!! josh
Come June 21st, the shuttle will start running at 5am. It's running at 6 am starting this week. Was just up on Hallet's chimney this past week (shuttle left at 7 am) Got hit by a storm half way up... sucked ass.
Cheers
e
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timstich
May 31, 2004, 3:03 AM
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We hiked up to Arapahoe Pass today, which was a windy, snowy, cloud-filled maelstrom. Then went over to the Long's Peak ranger station and talked to some really cool old school guys who had been climbing Long's in the late 50s. They pulled out a 3-ring binder of photos showing various photos of Keiner's and also the descent using Camel's couloir. A fun visit.
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