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I say it's going to be as wet or worse than last year

I hate rain season. Let's have positive thoughts about the weather please.
I will be overloaded with work and school this winter, and so I am counting on skiing and a little ice climbing to keep me reasonably sane.

XXXX wrote:it's gonna be an el nino winter.... maybe not so good for ice climbing ?

I've already bought my ski pass, and I'm psyched to try out some ice climbing, and so lets think positive thoughts about the upcoming winter weather.

By the way, can you recommend any good books on ice climbing?

I'm looking to get into ice climbing this winter, and I would like to take an intro ice climbing course.

Can anyone recommend a good ice climbing course?
Also, is MEC the only place in town (Vancouver area) to rent ice gear?

Thanks.

Ok guys, you've made fun of rookies, elites, and pro-hos. Well, if there really are pro-hos out there, I guess they should be made fun of. But are there terms that describe the type of climbers that you guys are???? It would be cool to see you guys put your wits to use declaring and defining the ter...

Anders, your post brings back memories. While I may be a rookie climber, I did first try climbing back in the late 80's, and I did a whole lot of repelling back then too. Hip belays, body rapells ... hmmmm ... I don't remember any of them being quite as comfortable as working an atc. I only recall u...

That means more accidents, more problems, and higher insurance rates and higher membership rates. if I owned a gym I sure as hell wouldn't want everyone with a lead card taking whippers on my rope. Would you? Carefull, It sounds like your inner business man is showing through. :-) but seriously, in...

I've just got a bit of general informatino for you. Greyhound Bus Lines does regular trips from Vancouver up to Squamish and beyond. They depart multiple times per day from the Train Station (Terminal and Main St, Vancouver). The Greyhound busses start some routes at the vancouver airport, but you w...

I just took a sport climbing course on Saturday with one of the local guides. We were taught dynamic belays, and the instructor was kind enough to take some falls to help us get a feel for catching lead falls. While the course taught me the basics, I recognize that it will take experience for me to ...

Thanks for the info guys. I have been a little negligent about stretching; however, I don't think that I am alone in that regard. I rarely see other climbers stretch before or after climbing. In fact, I rarely see other climbers do any sort of warm up/cool down at all. This is why I'm so curious abo...

Hello, Once again I've done bad things to my poor little body. The doctor suggested that my trouble with tendonitis is likey due to insufficient warms ups before climbing and cool downs after climbing. This has left me wondering. What are other people doing for warm ups and cool downs when out climb...

meingh wrote:make sure to zap strap them to the chains and that they oppose after being zap strapped.

Out of curiosity, what does it mean to "zap strap them to the chains"?

The only climbing that I have done in rainy weather was at the Circus in Cheakamus Canyon. The routes stayed dry, but it got pretty busy there throughout the day. Try checking out the Squamish Select guide book, because it includes notation that indicates which sites dry fast or stay dry in wet weat...

I’m looking for climbing partners. I’ve got a few outdoor rock courses behind me, and I’ve been up to Squamish a handful of times this season. I have all the necessary gear for top roping and a reliable car as well.

Send me a PM if you are looking for climbing partners too.

meingh wrote:Sunday should be good, I'm going up rain or shine, look for the guy with the yellow umbrella on mercy me

Wow, I wish i could get away on Sunday just to see a little yellow umbrella working its way up a mountain.

Do any of you guys really climb in wet weather?

Melodie

BC Parks has plenty of information online:

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explor ... wamus.html