Colorado ice conditions 2022-23

Anyone take the sticks for a walk since the storm this weekend? 

Yeah!  Any updates on the longs peak cirque? 

Double J wrote:

Yeah!  Any updates on the longs peak cirque? 

Alexanders Chimney 10/19 - A little ice on second pitch.

Did east buttress on hallet 10-23 

Not much snow and not frozen yet.

Glen Frank and I climbed Alexanders on 10/9/22

2nd pitch after leaving the Lamb Slide, ice was thin and tough to protect

3rd pitch had ice, fairly easy

4th pitch, Chimney had enough ice to get through without issue

Looking down the 4th/chimney pitch

No ice on the ramp pitch after the chimney on 10/9/22

More ice and snow now on AC then when it was climbed above.  My partner and I went up it yesterday, not icing that there was moving water that healed all your sticks and screw holes and the route looked virgin.  But. There is zero water flowing anywhere on route now. So unless it gets warmer again, I’ll doubt the ice will grow anymore this season.

Everything else in the cirque is very dry.  

Double J wrote:

More ice and snow now on AC then when it was climbed above.  My partner and I went up it yesterday, not icing that there was moving water that healed all your sticks and screw holes and the route looked virgin.  But. There is zero water flowing anywhere on route now. So unless it gets warmer again, I’ll doubt the ice will grow anymore this season.

Everything else in the cirque is very dry.  

Did you drive from Sandy to RMNP for Alexander's? Respect.

Jordan Dubs wrote:

Did you drive from Sandy to RMNP for Alexander's? Respect.

Not exactly. I was in the front range for work for a few days and fit it in. 

Double J wrote:

Not exactly. I was in the front range for work for a few days and fit it in. 

Sometimes it all works out!

Anyone had eyes on The Flying Dutchman yet? Any ice? 

B Newt Riverman wrote:

Anyone had eyes on The Flying Dutchman yet? Any ice? 

I didn’t study it, but when walking by I noticed zero ice and not much snow. 

Any SW CO observations?

Any eyes on Officer's Gulch or Lincoln?  Or just not enough snow yet?

Stairway is in but thinner so goes most of Eureka. There was a party on it. We were going to do second gully but looks a little thin. Opted to do Cataract in South Mineral instead.

We met two dudes from Denver who climbed in S Mineral yesterday, I wonder if the tools you found are theirs 

Dara wrote:

Any eyes on Officer's Gulch or Lincoln?  Or just not enough snow yet?

Lincoln’s in, the WI5 pillar has been dropped though (saaaaaaad panda). Gully and middle flow are in like usual. I did not see much/any ice when driving through ten mile a week ago.

Daniel Kay wrote:

Lincoln’s in, the WI5 pillar has been dropped though (saaaaaaad panda).

That sucks. I saw a crew last November top rope it and hack it to pieces as well. Can't we have nice things last until at least December :(

Has anyone been up to Moffat yet this season? Hidden Falls? 

Donny Knight wrote:

Moffat last weekend. Slowly filling in.

Good to see the left pillar forming this year. 

How long till someone bashes it into oblivion? Should I start a pool?