by dseasholtz
Mon, February 17 2014 11:31
Received a post from Jim Bowers. (This guy is directly responsible for my ice addiction, as he introduced me to ice climbing back in the 1980's.
) Jim reports: "Southeast of Hughesville, PA at N 41°10'48.34" W 76°41'2.79" off of Rt. 442 south of Hughesville. Impressive looking flows coming down a cliff. Took these photos from a good distance away. Two flows - the one on the left looks fun and the one on the right looks sporty. Most likely virgin. I'd have a go myself, but don't know if I will have the time and I don't actually need the adrenaline at the moment. Last week I had fun on the Rt. 322 roadcut South of Philipsburg which was in unusually bad condition considering the great ice year everywhere else. http://youtu.be/pvpaJLCCczQ"
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New routes near Hughesville. (Jim Bowers photos)
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by dseasholtz
Wed, December 18 2013 11:25
Andrew Tolliver reports:
I was out at Montgomery cliffs today looking for some ice and assess the conditions. The pictures attached are of Routes 2, 3, and 5 as listed in the Griz's Ice Climbing Pennsylvania guidebook. The conditions were beautifully snowy (up to 1ft. drifts), yet the ice was lacking as the photos show.
My wife and I were able to climb a small (25-30 ft) route a couple of gullies past route #5. It ended at a garden hose covered cable attached to some trees and a small set of stairs. Conditions in the gully were too thin for screws, but decent bonding considering the water flowing near by.
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Montgomery Cliff Routes #2 (left) and #3 (Right) - December 17, 2013
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Montgomery Cliff Route #5 - December 17, 2013
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by Dave Seasholtz
Tue, November 26 2013 21:40
We are off to a good start this season with surprisingly cold temps for late November. Hope the trend continues...
Feel free to check our Ice Condition Archive Pages located along the right sidebar to see what we can expect if the weather cooperates. Please use this site and www.NEIce.com to assist you in determining where to climb.
HELP WANTED! Please help keep this site up to date. Use the conditions form listed on the "Submit" tab above, or email your Pennsylvania Ice Climbing trip reports and photos to dave@hikebikeclimb.net and I will post them to this site.