It's been frickin' cold in the last couple of weeks. There was a few days where it was -5 on the top of Mt Wellington for 3 days straight.
Anyone found any ice to play on?

This photo is up at the Ben Lomond ski area 19/6:

Small bit of ice on Ben Lomond 19/6/2007
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  1. Simon Young

    that looks awesome!

    was up on the pipes last saturday on the columns and it was amazing! most of the south facing routes were plastered in ice, looked heaps like scottish stuff! this ice stayed all the time i was there, till about 1230. these would have been pretty cool to make a winter ascent of!

    1. Jon Nermut AUTHOR

      You're keen, what were you doing on the columns?
      There is definite potential on the pipes for ice, pity there are no actual waterfalls anywhere. Sometimes it forms in teardrop gully, but only a little bit to stuff about on.

      1. Simon Young

        heaps of potential! stuff like resurection shuffle was choked full of ice!

        has anybody done/tried/heard much about bob gnarly and the nailers? its given M5 which i think could be a bit of a sandbag. i got to about half height before bailing, without any pro better than RURPS of bashed in RP's beneath me. most were fairly good but i dont think they would hold a decent fall. (although one did hold a small fall when a hook blew!) i bailed when i got to a spot where nothing would go in. the seam shut and next the placement looked like it was beaten/bottomed out, a copperhead would probably go! either way i think it was more like A3+ maybe even A4. but more likely im retarded and its A1.

        1. Jon Nermut AUTHOR

          Training for Yosemite?