ignore the uglies and the dank, I luv the winter most of all but that is where and what I did my training for places beyond the sphere
something about snow/ice that is so distinct and has a special beauty all it's own, and a great time to be in the backcountry alone ............. stop and just listen ..........do you hear nature talking to you ?
Njaco I've climbed most of the routes on the 3 ice headwalls, they are caused from the continual drainage of an upper aqueduct that leaks all year long thus giving continual ice on days of the cold winter snaps.
Njaco force yourself to get out of the city........you have to man, grab some snowshoes or c.c.skis and head out 1-2 miles and that is all you need to get away and enjoy !!!