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Boy Scout lake ice climbing question #99675 04/15/15 06:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8 Glendora, CA Bob Bolton Member
Bob Bolton Member Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8 Glendora, CA	Anybody have any information on the condition of the ice in the Boy Scout lake area? Last edited by Bob Bolton; 04/15/15 08:39 PM.

Re: Boy Scout lake ice climbing question Bob Bolton #99677 04/16/15 12:54 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,006 Bishop, CA Kurt Wedberg Member
Kurt Wedberg Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,006 Bishop, CA	Hi Bob I was just got off of Mt. Whitney. Here's what the main flow looked like on April 15. In this gallery there are a couple more photos that show the smaller flows off to the right as well. Kurt Wedberg info@sierramountaineering.com http://www.sierramountaineering.com

Re: Boy Scout lake ice climbing question Kurt Wedberg #99679 04/16/15 05:29 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 9 Los Angeles Martin Torres Member
Martin Torres Member Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 9 Los Angeles	great pics as usual Kurt - I'm going up Saturday, so I was happy to see how the final 400 are looking, but how's the chute?

Re: Boy Scout lake ice climbing question Kurt Wedberg #99683 04/17/15 10:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8 Glendora, CA Bob Bolton Member
Bob Bolton Member Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8 Glendora, CA	Thanks, Kurt! I'm going to try to hit it this week or next. I really appreciate the feedback.

Re: Boy Scout lake ice climbing question Martin Torres #99686 04/18/15 03:14 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,006 Bishop, CA Kurt Wedberg Member
Kurt Wedberg Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,006 Bishop, CA	Originally Posted By Martin Torres great pics as usual Kurt - I'm going up Saturday, so I was happy to see how the final 400 are looking, but how's the chute? I just got down today and took some more pix of the Chute. Photos are here. Kurt Wedberg info@sierramountaineering.com http://www.sierramountaineering.com

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