Central Pennsylvania Ice

The wife and I took a recon trip up the Renovo Road to get a handle on the ice conditions. Roadside is coming along nicely. The low angle approach is filling in, but the middle third is still running water. The first steep bulge looks climbable, but the pillars on the second and third tiers will need another week of COLD temps to get them to touch down and fatten up.

I hiked up into Hidden Amphitheater to get a look at the conditions there. The first tier looks climbable. The second tier’s pillar has touched down, but looks a little thin and fragile to allow an ascent. The lower angle flow on the left side of the second tier looks quite thin and needs to grow. The third tier has not touched down yet and would be a mixed nightmare.

I could not get a good look at the Gemini Gullies across the river because of falling snow. They are traditionally the first to come in, so there may be something over there to climb. Be advised; I doubt you would be able to top out in either gully this early in the season with out some mixed climbing.