Maroon/Pyramid
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:07 pm
What do you good people thing the conditions on Pyramid and Maroon are? Too wet to climb/to snowy?
Wow... what a great response... good thing you provided your advice.Scott P wrote:Those peaks have been climbed year round, so there really is no such thing as too snowy.
Yes, there will be snow and you will need experience to do it safely. Avalanche danger should still be low and snow probably isn't consolidated enough to self arrest. Expect icy and hazardous conditions in places. If you aren't used to technical terrain in icy conditions, skip it.
The post wasn't meant to be rude. I have no idea as to your experience is (other than what is on your profile, which I didn't look at before posting).Wow... what a great response... good thing you provided your advice.
I'm not sure why what I posted wasn't beta. It may have been somewhat general beta, but I had a good look at Capitol and Snowmass Tuesday, but I did not climb them so couldn't be more specific. Even in the town of Aspen, there is some snow (and there still is this morning on the webcam), so it's a good bet that conditions on the peaks are icy and hazardous. It's a good bet that there will be loose, unconsolidated snow on rocks (which as mentioned you can't self arrest on), ice where there has been any melting, and some bare rock. If you are looking for something more specific than that, it will probably be hard to find as there probably haven't been any 14ers.com members who have climbed the peaks in the last couple days. If there were any very recent climbs, hopefully someone will post, but if not, a general statement such as the above is probably the best beta to be hoped for (without climbing the peaks yourself and reporting back to the rest of us).I was looking for some actual beta. Not a statement on the experience required to climb in mid-fall. Its been warm and dry for over a week; I was curious what the conditions would be like. For instance, loose snow with wet loose rock? or dry-ish rock with patches of Ice?, etc. etc. See: these are questions on the current conditions
I have to agree with Scott here - he gave useful advice (as he always does).Scott P wrote:I'm not sure why what I posted wasn't beta. It may have been somewhat general beta, but I had a good look at Capitol and Snowmass Tuesday, but I did not climb them so couldn't be more specific. Even in the town of Aspen, there is some snow (and there still is this morning on the webcam), so it's a good bet that conditions on the peaks are icy and hazardous. It's a good bet that there will be loose, unconsolidated snow on rocks (which as mentioned you can't self arrest on), ice where there has been any melting, and some bare rock. If you are looking for something more specific than that, it will probably be hard to find as there probably haven't been any 14ers.com members who have climbed the peaks in the last couple days. If there were any very recent climbs, hopefully someone will post, but if not, a general statement such as the above is probably the best beta to be hoped for (without climbing the peaks yourself and reporting back to the rest of us).I was looking for some actual beta. Not a statement on the experience required to climb in mid-fall. Its been warm and dry for over a week; I was curious what the conditions would be like. For instance, loose snow with wet loose rock? or dry-ish rock with patches of Ice?, etc. etc. See: these are questions on the current conditions