Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 6:23 pm
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 11:29 pm
ahh, but i climbed in lander all winter, and had sweet powder when it was too cold to climb.
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 2:55 am
real climbers never find it too cold jb. 
sounds like you are living your dream....enjoy it, and write the story.
sounds like you are living your dream....enjoy it, and write the story.
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 12:19 pm
May 17: Rained pretty good most of yesterday afternoon and night. Temp is 50 this morning, with a bit of overcast sky. Walls look ok this morning, but with the cold temps, there is a chance of condensation.
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 1:10 pm
Who the heck needs a "nowcast"? I just look out the window for the "nowcast".
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:54 pm
What now cast? we are calling it Wes cast.
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:57 pm
True, but if you know the conditions at a crag (torrent), then you have a baseline for the other crags, and that might help decide where you want to go, rather then if you are coming down at all...kato wrote:Who the heck needs a "nowcast"? I just look out the window for the "nowcast".
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:38 am
I have actually been finding the nowcast quite helpful, my smartass comment about Climb time conditions notwithstanding. Thanks Wes.
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:47 am
I too have found the nowcast very helpful. When deciding whether to drive 7+ hours each way for 1.5 days of climbing, it's nice to know how that forecasted "60% chance of showers for Tues-Fri" actually turned out. Ya know, poured for the last 3 days straight versus a 2 hour sprinkle on just Wednesday.
Thanks Wes!
Thanks Wes!
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:14 am
It would be interesting to keep a record of what the forecast said the night before compared to what happened during the day over a long period, to see how accurate the forecast generally is.