Pennsylvania Ice Climbing Conditions (2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 Archives)
- Dave Seasholtz
- Dec 1, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: 1 day ago
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ICE ARCHIVE - 2024 - 2025 Ice Climbing Season
Ice Climbing - Hidden Amphitheater - Lock Haven, Sproul State Forest - February 15, 2025
February 15, 2025 - Because of a warm week, Randy E, Tom K, and I kept local this weekend, and visited Hidden Amphitheater north of Lock Haven, in the Sproul State Forest. The first two pitches were leadable and after topping out, we spent some time top-roping the steep right pillar on the second tier. Other parties were also climbing in nearby Roadside Gully.
YouTube Videos From This Outing: Ice Climbing - Top Rope Laps, 2nd Tier - Hidden Amphitheater, Sproul State Forest - Feb. 15, 2025
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Ice Climbing - Angel Falls, Loyalsock State Forest - January 25, 2025
January 25, 2025 - Tom K, Randy E, and I climbed at Angel Falls in the Loyalsock State Forest after seeing a post that conditions were in. Leading felt a bit sketchy due to suspect screws in the unconsolidated aerated ice, but it made easy sticks and climbing. This 120 ft high upper falls offered easy but fun climbing, and many variations were climbed. We expected company, but had this remote area to ourselves.
YouTube Videos From This Outing: Ice Climbing - Randy on Lead - Angel Falls, Loyalsock State Forest - January 25, 2025
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Ganoga Falls Amphitheater, Ricketts Glen State Park - January 11, 2025
January 11, 2025 - Randy E, Tom K, and I got our first sticks on the ice for this season at Ricketts Glen State Park. After a lead on Cradleboard in the Ganoga Falls Amphitheater, we top roped several other variations on the Cradleboard and War Bonnet pillars. Quite a few other teams also got out today at Ricketts Glen.
YouTube Videos From This Outing:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ICE ARCHIVE - 2023 - 2024 Ice Climbing Season Montgomery Cliffs - January 22, 2024 January 22, 2024 - The 2023 - 2024 Winter season was pitifully warm with very scarce ice, and we were only able to get out one weekend to get our ice game on. Poor conditions are better than no conditions, so Randy E. and I visited the Montgomery Cliffs for some top roping, all while witnessing the nearby hanging pillars come crashing down around us in the warm sun. The only other climbining that was reported, was at Ricketts Glen and the Scranton area. After that tiny weekend of opportunity, the unseasonably warm winter temps didn't allow ice formation the remainder of the season. YouTube Videos From This Outing:
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WELCOME - Coming Soon - 2024 - 2025 Ice Climbing Season
The unseasonably warm 2022 - 2023, and the 2023 - 2024 climbing seasons, were both pretty much a bust, with only a couple of opportunities to get out on the ice. We really only had the span of one weekend last winter, to get our stick on the ice... Hoping the upcoming 2024 - 2025 season grants us better winter conditions.
Feel free to check our Ice Condition Archive Pages, located below the current conditions page, to see what we can expect if the weather cooperates. Please use this site and the DC, MD, VA, WV and PA Ice Climbing Community Page on Facebook, to assist you in determining where to climb.
HELP WANTED! Please help keep this site up to date. Please Submit PA Ice Climbing Conditions at the bottom of the Main Page, or email your Pennsylvania Ice Climbing trip reports and photos to dave@hikebikeclimb.net and I will post them.
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