Whitepine Ice
Climbing steep ice pillars and mixed lines at the Whitepine Crag near Steven’s Pass.
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Kiddie Cliff (WI3-4)
Ice cragging at Kiddie Cliff near Snoqualmie Pass.
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Roosevelt Ice Exploration
Exploring the abundant ice flows on the north side of Roosevelt Peak in the Snoqualmie Backcountry.
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Showa Tem-Res 282 Gloves
How some fishing gloves from Japan have revolutionized climbing and skiing in the PNWet Note: This post was originally written for the Turns-all-year…
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Ice Observations Page
A new ice observations page.
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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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