Partner wanted for snow climbs
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:38 am
I'd like to do San G from the north side while the conditions continue to look like they might be good. Have done the route once before. This is class 2/3, steep snow, where you want to bring ice ax, crampons, and a helmet. I'm chicken to do this sort of thing alone, since it would suck to lose control, be unable to self-arrest, and then be all alone and injured at the bottom of the slope.
Anyone interested in this sort of thing? I was going to do it Sunday, but my partner ended up being unavailable. Conditions look like they will probably be at least as good, maybe better, on Jan 19-20. I'm also available on many weekdays.
If we get some more snow and colder temps, there are more possibilities at lower elevations that might work, e.g., I have a route I like to do in the Icehouse Canyon area where I head up Falling Rock Canyon, then pop over into Cherry Canyon and go up to Ontario Peak. (That one is also OK without snow, but not as much fun.) I prefer to do the Baldy Bowl on a weekday because of the huge number of people on it when the conditions are good on a weekend.
I'm fairly experienced as a snow climber, have done stuff like Shasta, Iztaccihuatl, and Rainier, all by the easiest routes. Willing to work with a newbie if they have the gear, are in good physical shape, and want to spend some time if necessary practicing self-arrest.
Anyone interested in this sort of thing? I was going to do it Sunday, but my partner ended up being unavailable. Conditions look like they will probably be at least as good, maybe better, on Jan 19-20. I'm also available on many weekdays.
If we get some more snow and colder temps, there are more possibilities at lower elevations that might work, e.g., I have a route I like to do in the Icehouse Canyon area where I head up Falling Rock Canyon, then pop over into Cherry Canyon and go up to Ontario Peak. (That one is also OK without snow, but not as much fun.) I prefer to do the Baldy Bowl on a weekday because of the huge number of people on it when the conditions are good on a weekend.
I'm fairly experienced as a snow climber, have done stuff like Shasta, Iztaccihuatl, and Rainier, all by the easiest routes. Willing to work with a newbie if they have the gear, are in good physical shape, and want to spend some time if necessary practicing self-arrest.