Anyone have any LOCAL plans for the Holidays?

Rock....Ice... Bushwacks.... whatever. So far all I have in the works is a trip down to the Red River Gorge, in December; and I may try to make the pilgrimage up to Icefest in February.

I keep waiting for a Midwest SP gathering, but it never seems to materialize. Guess i'll just have to "man up" and join the CMC (or do they still require your first born?)

I took a header during an ice storm here in Minneapolis on Sunday. Kocked me out cold and I don't quite know how long I was laying in the street/sidewalk before the cops came and got me an ambulance. This photo was taken just after. It looks a lot worse today now that the swelling has kicked in

Tonka wrote:I took a header during an ice storm here in Minneapolis on Sunday. Kocked me out cold and I don't quite know how long I was laying in the street/sidewalk before the cops came and got me an ambulance. This photo was taken just after. It looks a lot worse today now that the swelling has kicked in

Ouch! What mode of transport?

I was wearing some light winter boots, walking.

peladoboton wrote:i propose we get a thread going on midwest ice climbing...whats in, who is going, who has tools etc to loan...lots of potential here

I could get behind that. Gonna be awhile before we have ice in Illinois though. Anyone want to post a list of the dates of the ice festivals for those of us too lazy to do it ourselves?...


Also, I'm looking for recommendations/beta for a couple nights of backpacking and snowshoeing in the Porkies or thereabout in the UP, if anyone has suggestions.

drjohnso1182 wrote:

peladoboton wrote:i propose we get a thread going on midwest ice climbing...whats in, who is going, who has tools etc to loan...lots of potential here

I could get behind that. Gonna be awhile before we have ice in Illinois though. Anyone want to post a list of the dates of the ice festivals for those of us too lazy to do it ourselves?...


Also, I'm looking for recommendations/beta for a couple nights of backpacking and snowshoeing in the Porkies or thereabout in the UP, if anyone has suggestions.

Not sure about that but one of my buddies and I will be heading up to the UP to do some ice climbing a few times in the next few months if your interested.

peladoboton wrote:i propose we get a thread going on midwest ice climbing...whats in, who is going, who has tools etc to loan...lots of potential here

Do it up!

I haven't been climbing much and to poor to travel but have been going insane with tricklining. Started bouldering at a friend's sick as **** barn. F paying for a crappy boulder set at a gym.

outofstep80 wrote:Not sure about that but one of my buddies and I will be heading up to the UP to do some ice climbing a few times in the next few months if your interested.

Definitely interested. Let me know.

Heading up to Nipigon to do some ice climbing in about a month. Quite excited about that.
Hoping the ice shapes up around here soon!

Man Tonka, I hope your feeling better, and your new jacket is doing great after your wild encounter!

breagen wrote:I just added a page on Blue Mounds, MN... And am about to embark on a crags of Iowa quest... which of course means like 3... so it wont take long I guess

I still need to get out there, thanks for the beta! There's some quality photos too.

A whole lot of frickin snow. Biggest since 89 is what I heard.

Any midwesterners climbing ice yet?