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Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby peter » Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:19 pm

The tides are good for next weekend, on the Fundy coast (high tide 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Saturday and Sunday respectively). If the weather holds, let's try to get some bigger ice under our belts. Peter
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby Zamboni » Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:35 pm

I'm in, sunday is best for me.
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby Scooter » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:33 pm

I am game for some Ice that weekend
Superbowl is in the pm so i'd liek to be back for that

Conan you can have the honour of giving me a lift
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby Zamboni » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:59 pm

Only if you don't sleep in again! If you don't come this time, your going on my list!

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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby peter » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:21 pm

Scooter wrote:I am game for some Ice that weekend
Superbowl is in the pm so i'd liek to be back for that


Oh ya, I have a neighbourhood SB party to go to ...

So, back early, or else Saturday.
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby prof » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:15 pm

I'm definitely up for some climbing this weekend. I'm free on either day.
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby Simon » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:12 am

I am totally for it this weekend, either day, assuming there is ice!
Annybody seen banff film festival where they ice climb some old mines in Swedan, it was the best ice climb ever!

PS: Peter, those boots are mine, I didn"t have time to pick them up yet

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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby peter » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:28 am

So, how about we settle for Sunday, in light of:

(1) the weather forecast is for sunny and zero in Kentville, whereas it is plus 8 and raining Saturday;
(2) high tide is at 8:40 a.m. (Margaretsville), so we should have beach to walk on by 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.;
(3) the SuperBowl starts at 7:00 p.m., so return around 5:00 - 6:00 would do the trick.

Usual arrangement: 8:00 a.m. for 8:10 a.m. departure, Steve-O-Renos; 8:20 a.m. for 8:30 a.m. departure, Tim Horton's at Kearney Lake and the Bicentennial Hwy?

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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby mick » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:02 pm

Ice Mines was a ridiculous film. Kudos to those cats for making ice climbing just that much more dangerous. :shock:

I would have liked to come along with you folks on sunday but i gotta cram for monday exams.

Have fun!
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby the kydd » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:42 pm

Conan,

Thanks for the ice climbing offer, however, given the warmish temps I'm going to have to bail out in favour of the rocks.

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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby peter » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:57 pm

mick wrote:I would have liked to come along with you folks on sunday but i gotta cram for monday exams. mick


If you are studying the day before, you left it too late! Come climbing!
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby prof » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:02 pm

mick wrote:Ice Mines was a ridiculous film. Kudos to those cats for making ice climbing just that much more dangerous. :shock:

It was amazing when that huge block of ice came down on them. Camera goes dark with the sound of crashing ice everywhere. Crazy!

I'll be at Steve-o's but I'll need to scam a lift from there as my pick-up is currently on life support. Conan, have you a spare lid I can borrow?

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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby Simon » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:12 am

I will be at the Tim Horton
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby peter » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:10 pm

prof wrote:
mick wrote:I'll be at Steve-o's but I'll need to scam a lift from there as my pick-up is currently on life support. Conan, have you a spare lid I can borrow?
Graeme


I can offer a lift and a lid. Peter
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby Glenn » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:38 pm

Hey Everyone,
Would love to come.
I will be at Tims at 8:20am.
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby prof » Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:35 am

peter wrote:I can offer a lift and a lid. Peter

Awesome, thanks Peter. See you Sunday.
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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby veronica » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:34 pm

Hey Peter,

I will be at Tim`s as well. See you there!

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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby Zamboni » Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:05 pm

Awww Sh@ I guess I should have check in Saturday. I thought for sure nothing was happening this weekend.

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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby Glenn » Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:21 pm

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Re: Feb 2/3 Weekend

Postby peter » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:17 am

Seven climbers yesterday, Hall's Harbour Right.

The ice was intact, but running a wee bit wet (this from the fellow who once referred on this site to multiple facial stitches as "a wee scratch"). The sheer bulk of what was there probably saved it from the heat-wave and rain.

It turns out a little airborn stream of water, such as you would expect from a fountain statute at Versailles, can make a climber very, very wet in a matter of minutes. Who knew? (Aside from the old man who bailed out after three minutes, that is.)

Simon did a bold lead up a 28 metre route, one of the classics whose name escapes me. Eager followed, eager until the iceman cometh, and then climbed powered entirely by cursing, I am told. An admirable effort by both.

Thanks to all, particularly to Simon and Chris for leading up to set anchors.

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