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r_clare
Dec 20, 2011, 10:04 PM
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Ice Climbing Conditions for around keene/keene valley ADK
wondering if anyone has some first hand info. checked a couple other sites but it is generally broad strokes. stick to north aspect and early season hazards. wondering if any one has details.
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gunkiemike
Dec 21, 2011, 12:19 AM
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You want to check out NEice.com, and (later in the season) RockandRiver.com.
Having said that... I climbed Weeping Winds on NF of Pitchoff Sunday. It was very climbable, but thin on the slab. How thin? The first 10 cm screw was 60' up, but by the second pitch they were every 20' and I placed a 13 cm. The steeper, 3rd and 4th pitches took 10s and 13's anywhere you wanted.
A party was topping out Tendonitis as we left and I counted 9 screws in the pitch. No idea what they were, but I doubt they were 16s!
Central Pillar is climbable on the left side but it's airy, chandeliered ice which looked very unfriendly vis-a-vis solid protection.
From the road, Sisters and 3 Flows aren't there yet. Chouinard's is listed as climbable but looked ridiculously narrow and thin from the road.
None of the lakes are safe to walk on yet.
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r_clare
Dec 21, 2011, 11:23 PM
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solid that's perfect thanks dude
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