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Sunday, December 12, 2010

More Linville Ice Action and Whitesides

Climberbrian is making it happen in Linville this December.
Check out his latest Gorgefest.
"Back at linville today....it took a beating on thur and fri. A nice
gully climb that was there Wed was gone as was the large route next to
the prow. The 100' line lead Wed was lead again but the ice at the top
was not good. By 1ish ice was breaking off all over the place so we got
out....the other line (100+ feet) was dripping but looks like it might
survive and grow...."

Thanks for the report and keep em' coming.


On a side note I spent the night in Highlands yesterday after a great day of trail work at Laurel Knob.  Climbing conditions there were excellent.  Lots of dry rock to climb.
In cruising past the HWY 64 overlook I snapped a few photos of the NW Face Whitesides.
The trade routes are shaping up nicely and if the weather holds they will get even fatter. 

 Starshine & Mother Russia 12/11/10
 It dumped about 5" of snow last night and on the way out I snapped one more.  Enjoy!
Phil

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2 comments:

  1. ScottDecember 12, 2010 at 3:25 PM

    how thick do you think starshine is? it looks plenty fat at the top.

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  2. UnknownDecember 13, 2010 at 1:35 PM

    I think its good to go especially since it never got over 24 here in Brevard today. It might be locked up at the top but its plenty cold enough.

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