Fireball

Definately Kiddie Cliff, not suprising to see spin drift, just be glad it was not more since there is a huge bowl above there. You would be surprised to see how much larger the rock face is early season before slides fill it in. Looks like fun!

Thanks for the post, I had never even heard of these formations, so with a little doubt and trepidation, my brother and I headed out into the FOG and found our way to the middle line on thurs 12/15. It had fattened up a little compared to your pics, and we had a great time. Besides forgetting the camera, I let my harness in the car. Cordelette swammy not comfortable.

I was with the party after JENS, sorry to say we did not stumble upon your tool, and the description of being "IN" is totally subjective, climbable yes, protectable... barely, especially after four of us ran laps on it and destroyed most of the slush which made up the bottom 3/4. On sunday, The Fitz, reported that the chockstone was "IN" (under the same context described above), though a wallow to get to it, several sluff slides from time to time, threatened their gear as well, nothing lost.

Found on Feb 15 in the bowl belown the rappel notch for chair peak, a Black Marmot glove, small or medium size. Found while looking for lost ice screws which somehow found their way off my harness down the decent off of chair peak in the dark on Feb 11. Total of three, DANG IT!

My brother and i did this route yesterday, and due to some fresh snow the approach took much longer(3.5-4 hrs with flotation). We took the left variation (very nice plastic, set one #8 nut early, then a screw, followed by a .75 and a 1 sized cam, later in the route we used our .5 twice). We made decent time up the route. Topped out at sunset, then rapped out in the dark. Really a neat climb. Should have taken the advice about the short screws. I only set one of mine full depth at the bottom of the cruxy section up high, near there I also found a nice shiny pin in the rocks to the left going up the slot towards the tree.

I had fun watching you guys, what a day! I was quite jealous since my partner bagged out and I was left to take my dog for a walk up there. Unfortunately he(my pup) was maxed out getting up to the base of the climb. We both watched from the base, I wish he could talk because I know he was thinking something like, "what the hell are they doing way up there?" I took a bunch of sequenced photo's of all of you pushing through the crux, and on up to the summit. Let me know if you want some sent.

I was up in the valley today doing a recon for ice and found it in abundance! Can't report on stellar falls, but all the other alpental lines are in, including the strasse twins. Climb early in the day since it has been warming up to high forties by the afternoon. Up the valley bryant buttress had multiple lines of 3-4 stepped out pitch type routes.

I believe it is referred to as kiddie cliff. Though not found in such a large formation because the bottom half is usually covered/filled in from avy debris by the time this forms up. Usually the climb starts about where you are in the 6th and 7th pics. Nice work, looks like a lot fun