Good news...ice conditions were not completely wiped out from the rain event this past Thursday into Friday. A report from David Tandberg and Shawn Dorius today: “A couple of us from State College hit Lock Haven this morning and had a great time. We checked out Roadside and Hidden but both looked kind of sketchy as a result of the recent rain and warm weather (thin soft ice with lots of water running). We ended up climbing Gemini. The ice was fine until the last 10 or 15 feet of the final wall. Beyond that we felt comfortable placing screws and got good tool placements in the somewhat soft ice. Based on what we saw we don't think there are many more ice climbing days left in the Lock Haven area!” Thanks for the report Dave and Shawn! I will be doing a recon trip up Rt. 120 to Renovo tomorrow to assess the conditions and take a couple damage report photos of Roadside Gully.

Dave Tandberg midway up Left Gemini Gully 03/03/07 (Shawn Dorius photo)

Shawn Dorius working up the headwall in Left Gemini Gully 03/03/07 (Dave Tandberg photo)