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katydid
Mar 25, 2003, 11:34 AM
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I tried to post this in the Oregon area, but the site's not letting me do that yet.
I'm heading back to Oregon at some point this year, but/and I don't want to give up my ice climbing fix when winter comes. When I think of Oregon, nothing comes to mind as far as waterfall ice, unless there's something up in the MacKenzie Pass I'm not aware of. (I'm looking for WI3/3+, tops, preferably somewhere where you can put up a TR, as I'm not comfortable with the idea of leading on ice yet.)
So IS there ice climbing in Oregon? If not, where's the closest ice, do you reckon?
Thanks in advance,
Kate
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alpinist
Mar 25, 2003, 7:50 PM
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There is ice in Oregon, though, you have to really search for it. The easiest stuff to TR is anything on a glacier.
There is some good ice on the upper stretches of Mt. Jefferson but anytime you head higher you get more Alpine Ice. I know of a couple of places out the Mckenzie but they are early season only. I have done a couple of routes in the bowl at Mt. Ashland but even those are stretching it. Access kind of depends how far you're willing to travel and where you are moving. :?
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superbum
Mar 25, 2003, 10:35 PM
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Venture to the gourge...MUCHO waterfalls...you just have to be lucky for them to freeze.
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katydid
Mar 28, 2003, 9:57 AM
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Thanks, folks. Let me rephrase this.
It sounds like there isn't much decent ice (if any) in Oregon. Where's the next closest?
Thanks,
k.
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jtcronk
Mar 28, 2003, 3:59 PM
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I'm not sure of any good toproping areas, but there are bound to be some. It's just a matter of finding it. I've found a great spot in Oregon, but the bulk of the routes we've been on so far are WI5 and up on a peak's north wall. What part of Oregon are you in?
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alpinist
Mar 29, 2003, 3:10 AM
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Levenworth, WA
Sierra's
Long trips but there is really good ice.
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