Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:23 pm
What about the Canadian Rockies? I don't know much about them, but I would think they might fit the bill. I could be wrong, I have never been there.
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Hotoven wrote:What about the Canadian Rockies? I don't know much about them, but I would think they might fit the bill. I could be wrong, I have never been there.
MichaelJ wrote:The Sierra is great for rock climbing (get on the Hulk) but the ice routes aren't worth traveling for and there aren't any mixed routes worth the name.
For ice and mixed you want to be in Canada much earlier in the season or much later.
You're also kind of late for mixed and ice in the Alps as well. Ditto the Ruth.
What about the Kahiltna? There's the Cassin or the Moonflower on Hunter, both of which were in good shape in early June this year, not so much by the end of the month. Lot's of other objectives around the glacier as well if you don't mind crowds.
Check out the Taco:
http://www.supertopo.com/packs/alaska.html
Buckaroo wrote:The Sierras as mentioned. Yosemite is a little hot in June unless you find the shady routes. It's cooler and less crowded in spring or fall. The Pacific NW is usually wet in June.
The Matterhorn by the Liongrat or Zmuttgrat, but the Matterhorn page doesn't give a best time to climb.
Zmuttgrat between shade and sun, Liongratt right skyline
JackCarr wrote:I wouldn't go all the way to Switzerland to do one route, especially one thats rarely in condition.