Trip: Hope - Cool Pools

Date: 12/20/2008

Trip Report:
Sorry, 'nother late report...

Morgan, Randy, and I went out last Sat 20th with intent to climb Mousetrap. Arrived around 7am and had a great breakfast at the cafe just across the street from the start of the route, which allowed 3 teams to get on before us. So, with full belly's we moved on to Cool Pools.

We scrambled and solo'd the first 2 small waterfalls and started up this ackward pitch. Lots of flowing water underneath, thin in some places, but no one got wet. (my camera fogged)







Great climb, mostly WI2+, some 3, but lots of variations that could make this really exciting.





Gear Notes:
8 screws (at least 2 stubbies), webbing to leave for rap down, a couple of knifeblades helpful for belay anchor at top of 2nd pitch.

Approach Notes:
up road from Mousetrap, right on Skagit River Rd, 2 km to pullout.

How many tiers formed this year?

Nice... do you mean 'Cruel Pools' by any chance????

I did a complete ascent of this route a few years back. Your photos show the route looking pretty thin compared with my memories. Very fun climb, meandering up through that rocky gully. Nice job.

Sorry, this is the one called Cruel Pools. I was a bit thin in places, but good ice could be found.

It must have been your belay parka that made you look so fat.