tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post5222744348524904786..comments2024-03-16T10:11:19.302-07:00Comments on Cold Thistle: OK, skiing is fun. Now back to climbing ;-) Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-49816120801046778882014-04-16T06:00:27.097-07:002014-04-16T06:00:27.097-07:00JC, lots of good ice being climbed here. We just ...JC, lots of good ice being climbed here. We just made a bad choice for ice but didn't really care one way or the other on conditions. Just wanted a short moderate climb with and easy on and off.Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-30504561509454212072014-04-15T04:05:00.628-07:002014-04-15T04:05:00.628-07:00Hi Dane. Love the pictures. I've climbed tha...Hi Dane. Love the pictures. I've climbed that route twice; once with a guide, once with a partner. When my partner and I climbed that pitch, it was a thin ice ramp, and the crux was the usual mixed move in the chimney above. I agree, it's a straight-forward route and felt completely comfortable to climb. On the other hand...it's all relative. Sure, compared to the bigger routes, it's easy, and the approach does not get any easier, but it is the full package: high, cold, rock, ice, dry tooling, placing protection, ridge climbing, rappels. I guess that's why it's so compelling. Aside from the fact that it's so close to the station, it's one of my favorite routes :)Bruno Schullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545888600815223472noreply@blogger.com