Comments on: Possible Winter Climbs http://pullharder.org/2007/10/01/possible-winter-climbs/ A Culmination of Experiences Earned in the Pursuit of Climbing Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:10:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nate http://pullharder.org/2007/10/01/possible-winter-climbs/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Nate Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:32:27 +0000 http://pullharder.org/2007/10/01/possible-winter-climbs/#comment-277 Anybody heard of this trick? 100mg's of Niacin forces blood out of your core and into your extremities..... keep your fingers and feet warm to facilitate free-climbing in cold and wind? Anybody heard of this trick? 100mg’s of Niacin forces blood out of your core and into your extremities….. keep your fingers and feet warm to facilitate free-climbing in cold and wind?

]]> By: Charles http://pullharder.org/2007/10/01/possible-winter-climbs/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Charles Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:21:31 +0000 http://pullharder.org/2007/10/01/possible-winter-climbs/#comment-120 Got this from a summitpost.com thread (posted by Alois): Possible winter climbs: Whitney- East Face, East Buttress. Humphrey's East Ridge, Regular Route Ski to Toulumne, climb Cathedral Peak and many others (late winter) Several possibilities on Lone Pine Peak Mallory, Irvine, LeConte, several routes Williamson via George Creek (on skis) about 10,000 feet gain Swiss Arete on Sill East Ridge of Russell South Face of Charlotte Dome (great ski in) Regular route on North Palisade Underhill Couloirs on Thunderbolt Regular route on Split If it's a summer mid 5th class ridge, it can be done in the winter. Got this from a summitpost.com thread (posted by Alois):

Possible winter climbs:

Whitney- East Face, East Buttress.
Humphrey’s East Ridge, Regular Route
Ski to Toulumne, climb Cathedral Peak and many others (late winter)
Several possibilities on Lone Pine Peak
Mallory, Irvine, LeConte, several routes
Williamson via George Creek (on skis) about 10,000 feet gain
Swiss Arete on Sill
East Ridge of Russell
South Face of Charlotte Dome (great ski in)
Regular route on North Palisade
Underhill Couloirs on Thunderbolt
Regular route on Split
If it’s a summer mid 5th class ridge, it can be done in the winter.

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