A Real Pemi Loop -- Ever Been Done?

[DougPaul]

It would be neat to get a look at it up close but I'd be afraid of falling in.

Approach from the bottom...

These slots could easily be technical terrain. And they tend to channel falling rock down inside. Late summer (before nightly freezing) is likely the safest time of year to explore.

Doug

 

[Dr. Dasypodidae]

The southwest(?) face of Lowell in Carrigain Notch is a fairly popular ice climbing area in winter, when it is usually better frozen and safer.

If you are planning a Pemi loop in the next few days and the temperatures warm up, better bring your snowshoes, unless you like post holing.

 

[forestgnome]

I was observing that slot from Signal Ridge on Saturday. The darkness of it gives alot of depth to that beautiful mountain. It's a nice contrast to the slides, which have a really pretty color.

 

[giggy]

can we please get back to the fissure and crack talk -

 

[Dr. Dasypodidae]

....my first point was that I think the fissure and cracks are fairly popular ice climbs, and probably safer, in winter....

 

[DougPaul]

....my first point was that I think the fissure and cracks are fairly popular ice climbs, and probably safer, in winter....

You could easily be right--it might be glued together by the ice.

Spring can be one of the most dangerous times for climbing in areas with loose rock. The winter's ice has fractured the rock and it tends to come down soon after the ice melts. On some faces, a day-night freeze-thaw cycle can make shortly before dawn the safest time to climb. When the heat of day/the sun hits the face the bombardment can begin.

Doug

 

[nartreb]

cool, I didn't even notice that crack when I climbed Carrigain.

harder to spot in winter, but it's there

 

[Raymond]

The Old Man fell down three years ago yesterday, speaking of spring thaws.