Freeze Fest X

[ratagonia]

How was the trip? I bet the weather was unbelievable compared to recent years. Trip Report and pics please. :popcorn:

Awesome. Nice and warm, incredible New Year's Eve Par-tay, Fun times in the Black Hole (not me, alas... :cry1:). Got a tad cold New Year's night, but...

2011 - HISTORY!

Tom :moses:

[dude9478]

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This!

Man I'm bummed we couldn't make it. How were the conditions? Any dry canyons?

[CarpeyBiggs]

everything was dry. it was the warmest, most casual freezefest i've been to.

[lisa]

Request for pictures and TR? Well, this was the best Freezefest ever (for me). It was my third Freezefest in a row and conditions were great this year. Almost all canyons were accessible, we saw just enough snow for gorgeous photos but not enough to make it difficult, enjoyed warm conditions in camp (it's all relative - I'm from Idaho), and a very mild black hole with just enough ice to make it unique to winter but with temperatures not so different from spring! Anyone who missed Freezefest MISSED OUT! We had a great time in camp and canyons were in great shape. Here are my photos on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3028049659111.2162611.1198906817&type=1&l=0f4fcef22d

Here's my favorite pic from Black Hole:
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[tcott]

Can I put my order in now for similar conditions next year???

[lisa]

Here is a canyon report:
Miss Piggy - It's worth remembering for next FF that Miss Piggy has very sunny, warm exposure mid-day and is a good Freezefest choice. We were all sweating in Miss Piggy. No water. We started around 10 AM. Hog road somewhat rough with some big ruts.
Slideinide - shady and snowy, a bit of water but only calf deep, and we shuttled out of the bottom of Slidenide because we weren't sure if the slickrock exit would be snow covered and slick. Shuttle road very bumpy 4x4 but otherwise in good shape. No big ruts.
Black hole - mild and fun. No log jams, low water levels, some ice in the more open sections but very little ice in the hole.

[Poot and Bernie]

Pictures? Sorry, the first half are of the dog... The canyon pictures are from Middle Leprechaun on Jan 2nd. Ran into three guys in the canyon with the biggest packs possible!!! They thought they were going to camp or something in the middle of Lep??? Brought a tent, sleeping bags, etc... Needless to say they were a little worried about finishing the canyon. We helped them through the rest and I am not saying we rescued them, but they were very happy to see us... We also did Bridge on New Years Eve, Bernie should have them posted soon...

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2608438128865.2127457.1192302781&type=1&l=40303a64b7

[Don]

Yeah, good times. Here's my pics.
https://picasaweb.google.com/112307944500527980998/FF2011

[tcott]

Here's some more pics.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.304547076256252.80994.100001028871500&type=1
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.304541732923453.80993.100001028871500&type=1

[Audilard]

Here's some more pics.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.304547076256252.80994.100001028871500&type=1
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.304541732923453.80993.100001028871500&type=1

Your links aren't working.

[Iceaxe]

Your links aren't working.

They worked for me.

[moab mark]

Your links aren't working.
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[tcott]

Your links aren't working.

I think you have to be logged in to facebook for it to work :ne_nau:

[accadacca]

:facepalm1: Facebook is going to be the death of all of us and I am as guilty as anyone. It is easier for everyone if the photos are posted here, been through this before. I wish there was an easier way to pull in the photos...:wedgie:

[tcott]

https://picasaweb.google.com/106148045672930177713/Freezefest?authkey=Gv1sRgCLyzpM2515nylAE

This should work for everyone.

[ilipichicuma]

https://picasaweb.google.com/106148045672930177713/Freezefest?authkey=Gv1sRgCLyzpM2515nylAE

This should work for everyone.

Awesome! What was that first canyon?

[ratagonia]

Awesome! What was that first canyon?

Great Pics.

Morocco. A sweet little canyon.

Tom

[accadacca]

https://picasaweb.google.com/106148045672930177713/Freezefest?authkey=Gv1sRgCLyzpM2515nylAE

This should work for everyone.
Blue skies and great weather. Looks beautiful! :cool2:

[tcott]

Awesome! What was that first canyon?

Like Tom said, Morocco. Great canyon. It was my friends first canyon so it was fun to see how NOT confident he was in some of the natural anchors :lol8:.

[ststephen]

So jealous yet happy that you all had such a blast. The pictures really tell a story of some fun times. :cry1:

[Deathcricket]

I want to see pictures of the fireworks battle. Someone direct me to those.

[trackrunner]

I want to see pictures of the fireworks battle. Someone direct me to those.

wut? didn't happen. this year we were good girls & boys and no reason for the rangers to drop by.

[rclimb]

my pictures https://picasaweb.google.com/101278424531757235301/FreezeFest?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCLy4ypv3ttSVqwE&feat=directlink

[shane301]

my pictures https://picasaweb.google.com/101278424531757235301/FreezeFest?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCLy4ypv3ttSVqwE&feat=directlink

Wow, what canyon are the last few photos of?

[rclimb]

it is us going up the right fork of blarney.

[Poot and Bernie]

Here are the pictures from Bridge, New Years Eve. Also a couple random pics of camp...
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[Poot and Bernie]

and they posted in total random order, no sense at all...

[ratagonia]

and they posted in total random order, no sense at all...

Tik Tok Bridge - Awesome!!! :moses:

[blueeyes]

Don't know if this will work but here is a link to my first attempt at a video. I got a gopro here recently but only had a 4G card so ran out of space quick. Also borrowed a couple photos from Don and Alison. Lots of fun! Can't believe I am saying this. But I do think I will go next year.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/photo.php?v=2970870796526 (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#%21/photo.php?v=2970870796526)

I don't want to do a canyon any squeezier than this one!!

[ratagonia]

Don't know if this will work but here is a link to my first attempt at a video. I got a gopro here recently but only had a 4G card so ran out of space quick. Also borrowed a couple photos from Don and Alison. Lots of fun! Can't believe I am saying this. But I do think I will go next year.

I don't want to do a canyon any squeezier than this one!!

Awesome, fun! Wayne Burns, perhaps???

Tom

[blueeyes]

Awesome, fun! Wayne Burns, perhaps???

Tom

It was awesome fun! Wayne was with us... but I am not following your train of thought here. What do you mean by "Wyane Burns, perhaps???"

[Don]

This song popped up on shuffle while Cody and I were driving home from Freeze Fest. I like Josh Ritter so it was on my iPod, but I'm not sure I'd ever heard this song before. It seemed so fitting on the same day we had just done the Black Hole. Someone should use this song for a Black Hole video...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhut5bUdaoQ

I especially like the line:
"Frostbite and heartsickness ain't neither one of them so bad if you can understand the reason why."

[ratagonia]

I want to see pictures of the fireworks battle. Someone direct me to those.

Only got one of that, trying to dodge Brejcha's shots...

[abirken]

I don't want to do a canyon any squeezier than this one!!


Boobs, guts and butts get in the way, don't they? :lol8:

[The Good Cop]

Originally Posted by ratagonia
Awesome, fun! Wayne Burns, perhaps???

Tom
It was awesome fun! Wayne was with us... but I am not following your train of thought here. What do you mean by "Wyane Burns, perhaps???"


Chere, I resemble the name with which you labeled me ("Wayne Baker") but I do resemble the one Tom used even more :haha:

[blueeyes]

Originally Posted by ratagonia
Awesome, fun! Wayne Burns, perhaps???

Tom
It was awesome fun! Wayne was with us... but I am not following your train of thought here. What do you mean by "Wyane Burns, perhaps???"



Chere, I resemble the name with which you labeled me ("Wayne Baker") but I do resemble the one Tom used even more :haha:


Thank you for telling me. Baker, Burns don't all Wayne's look the same. :lol8: Just Kidding never met the other Wayne. Guess I was in a hurry when I was tagging.

[tcott]

Just got around to editing some of the video from freezefest.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJAuIa37G3A&context=C45cc1c8ADvjVQa1PpcFPExyH8tNOoIxB_-XDrRV5HQo3LaHOVpZQ=

[ghawk]

nice :2thumbs: