Heliotrope Ice Hunt 2020
Chasing and finding water ice to climb on the cliffs above Heliotrope Ridge in late October.
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Cascade Ice Guidebook
Discussing the new online ice guidebook at cascade-ice.com.
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Life After Sloan
Reflections on the climb of Sloan, accident, and aftermath.
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Forgotten Alpine Ice Cascade Testpieces (FACTs)
A huge list of great alpine ice and mixed routes in the Cascades going back 40 years.
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FA: Sloan Peak, Superalpine (WI3-4, 1000′)
A first ascent, an fall, and the adventure of a lifetime. Stories from a wild day climbing up one of the biggest unclimbed ice faces in the Cascades.
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The Hunt For Ice
Searching for the Elusive Beast To climb water ice in Washington is to chase after rainbows – they appear seemingly randomly without warning,…
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Canmore Ice Climbing
Getting into shape, climbing many pitches of great ice in the Canmore area. First time in the Canadian Rockies!
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Colfax Peak, Cosley Houston (WI4)
Sneaking in a full value day climbing the steep ice route Cosley Houston on Colfax Peak, just before snow closes off the alpine for the winter.
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Dragontail Peak, NE Couloir (WI2, M5 R)
An early season send of the NE Couloir in thin, mixed conditions gave us a taste of “the whole hotdog” that comes with alpine mixed climbing.
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Eldorado Peak, NW Ice Couloir (WI3)
A perfect day, sending the NW Ice Couloir of Eldorado in perfect conditions with perfect weather. Truly unforgettable day when everything came together.
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