AlpineMonkey Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 Trip: Leavenworth - Fun Fatty Ice Date: 12/20/2009 Trip Report: Found an excellent gully route right off the Icicle Rd today. I believe Mark S., Curt H., and maybe some others first did this route a year or two ago. I'm not sure what the name of it is, but its excellent fat climbing (easy) for quite a ways. Approach as you’re going to The Sword bouldering area, but immediately take a left past the first boulder off the Rd. Walk 10 min. to base of climb and climb your little heart away. We climbed it in a series of 6 steps, the majority being Grade 2, then at the top I chose to take a 3 variation, but one could easily make it easier if they wanted. We soloed all the pitches except the last one. Lots of ice! The wife on some easy ground: Finally caught up to the speed demon, what a pretty gully up ahead! Making it a little harder just for fun: Go Down Notes: Topped out to find a sketch piton in the rock that someone rappeled off of. It easily came out in my hand, so we walked down, climbers right. Quote
spionin Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 too bad we didn't see you from the other side of the valley Quote
Llarian Posted December 25, 2009 Posted December 25, 2009 Climbed this yesterday. Its still well in, but its thinned out a LOT from the pictures posted at the top of the thread. The WI3 at the top is still climbable, (although we didn't do it,) but it has water running down the surface at a pretty good rate. A nice fun gentle route though. This thing have a name? -D Quote
montypiton Posted December 25, 2009 Posted December 25, 2009 Yes, Craig, it does look vaguely familiar, although what Mark and I climbed was nowhere near that FAT. This is a superb season so far, and the temps for the next tent days indicate it should get nothing but better for a while. Keep those TRs coming! Always easier to expand the ticklist when ya got lotsa help!!! Quote
AlpineMonkey Posted December 26, 2009 Author Posted December 26, 2009 Ahh, we as climbers like names. I talked to Mark and he said they didn't name it. Quote
godskid5 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 How far from leaventworth is this? Looks amazing! Quote
Dave A. Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Leave the Icicle road .3 mi. past 8 Mile road. There will be an obvious boot track heading up by the underwear boulder. This would be the summer approach to bathtub dome or condorphamine. There are several short steps on the way up but the climbing in the picture is abouy 30 minutes up the hill. Lots of ice in the Icicle, get it now before climbs like this get buried by upcoming snow. Quote
escapetherock Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 We were there this last weekend. There is a little pull off with a 'no camping' sign on a tree on the opposite side of the road. There is a good trail in the snow up to the base. Its been getting climbed by at least a party per day for the last week. We had a blast- my dog even enjoyed the snow ramp sections. Good anchors at the top of the pitches if you are protecting it, although I agree that the last fall is the only one that truly requires it. When you down climb right, you can look up gully to see another large fall forming. We didn't climb it due to time of day. Enjoy! Quote
heinzsd Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 I dropped some goggles on on the descent. If anyone finds them please let me know. Smith Prodigy Quote
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