The weather has moved into the area.The forecast is 30-40mph winds and 2-3 fet of snow up high. I wore full winter regallia to climb today.
John coming up!John went into the ice park when it opened before anyone else i our party to search for Naz's rope that he left the night before in the school room. The sense of community in the town of Ouray allowed the forgotten rope to make it's way to the The Ouray Mountain Sport Shop's lost and found by "Pierce", an unsung hero who made a very awkward situation have a very happy ending.
John Smith and I made our way to the Graduate School area of the park and set up an anchor on RESEARCH WI3 and 45meters. You can see the water shower system that replenishes the ice every night located strategically along the tops of the climbs. This anchor was really easy to set up.This is a very long climb. You had to be belayed from the top and lowered into the gorge and climb out.
Pierce is one of the two "icemeisters" who go to work every weekday at 4PM, starting the sprayheads that anoint the crags with around 120,000 of water each night before they turn them off in preparation for the next day's climbing. Just because a particular route is all hooked out one day doesn't mean you won't have to swing your tools on it the next.
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