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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 26, 2019 - 04:03pm PT
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What size are your feet? email me through my website www.nkgphoto.com
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Feb 26, 2019 - 08:48pm PT
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One side of the mountain was cold and windy.
Another side was warm and calm.
And yes there are other escapes.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Fun cragging today with Isabella
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perswig
climber
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^
Where were you, Nick?
Vt?
Dale
edit: ah! Never have been, summer or winter; thought that overhang looked like a spot in Me. Thanks!
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kpinwalla2
Social climber
WA
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This: South Coppei Falls, Blue Mountains, WA
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Old mans day out with Andy Tuthill. 118 combined years of age. About 90 years climbing experience but both secretly wishing one of the young rope guns had joined us yet happy they didn't. We cruised up to Lac Willoughby and wallowed up to La Promenade 5+. Everything showing signs of the March sun but it was a cloudy day and it looked doable. We soloed 30m or so easy to the base of the steep and made a belay. I led a long pitch to the cave. the last 30m pretty solid 5. Andy followed in short order Andy coming into the cave belay. Knocking off the hangers to start P2 Andy in the business on P2 solid 5+ Andy starting P3 Crooked Helmet club at the top of P3 Andy swinging into the cave20 min of March sun at the end of the day and it looks noticeably baked. Time to run away...
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 4, 2019 - 06:06pm PT
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Looks awesome nick.
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johnkelley
climber
Anchorage Alaska
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The FA of Choppa Bamare 6,109m!
TR coming later...
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Mike. It was super cool. Only the 3rd time I have been on that rig and the first time I managed to actually lead a pitch on it. It was in fairly easy condition for that climb but it is still La Promenade..
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telemon01
Trad climber
Montana
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Proud line Tradman-an iconic area testpiece!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 5, 2019 - 08:21pm PT
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Love hard ice climbs that feel easy.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Its all about conditions unless you are a genuine hard person.... We found it plenty hard but we did know it was easier than other times we had been on it.. Then one of my real climber friends (soloes Bridal veil falls, the prom, Mindbender etc) informed us it was super easy this year.. oh well...
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Ice Ice baby!!!! looking great guys.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Mar 11, 2019 - 05:05pm PT
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We had a cold week but looks like this week will likely finish off the big hard climbs @ the lake. Perhaps Repentance @ cathedral ledge will survive? Friday we got an early start but our fried Art Mooney beat Us to the Promenade so we had to settle for the Gent. The somewhat normal easy 5 variation on the left was baked out. The real deal on the right was super hard looking. I hiked the long 1st pitch but got psyced out by the 2nd pitch. I got about 20ft higher up than this shot and had a hard time getting good gear. It was somewhat hollow, brittle (very Cold) and candled but not terrible. Mostly it was just really long and really steep. I chickened out and we bailed. You can see Art finishing up the Prom a shot of Art's friend on P1 we rapped and did a short Hike to 20 Below Zero Gully. By now the March sun had done it's thing and the climbing was quite pleasant. Isa got to lead the 1st pitch it really is steeper than it looks. It's a photography thing called foreshortening.... I led P2 and a short 3rd pitch to the upper trees. Isa had a blast and completely forgave me for chickening out on the Gent. Saturday was a ski/ rest day. We skinned a spot neither of us had been to before and had some Bread Cheese and Chocolateand some bark eating turns Sunday brought full conditions. strong gusty winds with snow and cold brittle ice. We got to the ampatheater early. there was two fixed ? stuck? ropes on the Gentelman and the aura of some kind of drama the day before.... I hiked the 1st pitch of the Promenade. It was a bit harder than the week before but still in good nick. Isa cruised up to the cave in fairly wild conditions. I cleared a few hangers and procrastinated a bit Isa mentioned hot Chai and a game of scrabble by the woodstove. I made a half hearted attempt to have a look at the 2nd pitchLeaveing that cave really is rather scary ;) I chickend out again and we bailed. I am getting rather good at this bailing business … A quick butt slide back to the van and we head for home we happened appon this sign on the way home Just a few miles from Isa's farm so we rush home to change and grab our instruments. Super cool jam with a bunch of very senior citizens :)
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Mar 12, 2019 - 09:01pm PT
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^^^ Looking good.
My day was tame but it is only mid-March.
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perswig
climber
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Mar 13, 2019 - 03:29am PT
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^^ Nice sunny rock for March.
Nick, candling like you found on the Gent always freaked me out. No matter how precise your swing, pick's always glancing off, torqueing your grip, no faith in screws unless you take the time for massive cleaning - exhausting. I got tired just looking at your first shots.
Nice couple of days, though; Isa looks she was having fun.
Dale
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Mar 14, 2019 - 03:37am PT
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That thing looks pretty cool Stewart.
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