[TR] Lillooet- IcyBC/Syncrhotron+Synchronicity 12/12/2005

[HyperPlanesDrifter]

Climb: Lillooet-IcyBC/Syncrhotron+Synchronicity

 

Date of Climb: 12/12/2005

 

Trip Report:

In spite of quite warm temps Lillooet had seen some keen faces on Friday and Saturday night.

Bob and I climbed at IcyBC on Saturday. First pitch has interesting mushrooms, second is an easy,

wet, and hollow tube, top pitch has little climbable ice, main pillar is a big cavity,

one can not exit Fender Bender due to open water, but a two feet diameter pillar and

two Shredie like free hanging daggers make for a great ambient.

Air Care was climbed in a harder than usual state.

The sunset light was amazing across the valley reminding us of the gold rush times

Body shop is dry but looks very anorexic.

 

Sunday we head a great Rockies clean M? experience on the first two thirds of Synchrotron.

On the third part of the climb: the ramp pitch is well formed with the top pitch being an absolute score

for a grade 4 - as good as it gets - beautiful pillar, was untouched this year, on the short side though,

and lots of free hanging daggers of all sizes around you, again in the beautiful afternoon light that scared away misty clouds that kept us company all day

 

Brian and Graham had a great time on Synchronicity on Sunday.

I am glad that a lone climber, who was using their ropes on the last rappel

got away unhurt from rappelling past the end of the ropes.

 

Two other parties have climbed Synchronicity on Saturday.

Synchrotron has also been climbed to the ramp pitch on Saturday.

 

As reported The Plum last pitch is still unformed

 

Janez.

[Dru]

I heard that someone climbed full Synchro on Saturday but they took a different finish than you.

[BobKoen]

One other thing that should be mentioned.

 

We got a very expensive parking ticket and almost got our car towed while doing these climbs. We parked at the wide spot on the road on the eastbound side across from the descent to the log crossing (as the climbing guide suggests). Then while descending from the climbs and dealing with stuck ropes in the dark and other minor difficulties we saw a cop car park behind our vehicle with full flashing lights, but no sirens. Then a while later (while still trying to retrieve our ropes) we saw a tow truck pull up. It was starting to look like our mini-epic with the ropes would turn into a major epic involving a hike back into Lilloet.

 

Fortunately Graham managed to get down to the vehicle before it was towed and sweet talk the cop into only giving him the $109 ticket rather than the $500 ticket plus having the vehicle towed.

 

In short, don't park on the road. There is a pullout several hundred meters to the west on the westbound side. Use this, or the pullout near the bridge to the east.

[HyperPlanesDrifter]

Yes, my mistake, I was making a correction when the cc server came down. They climbed Synchro, we climbed the last pitch of The Mother...

[HyperPlanesDrifter]

.. and the log crossing was great fun

[MtnHigh]

Here are some pics to satisfy the voyeurs

 

Log crossing getting to Synchronicity and Synchrotron

 

Synchronicity upper pitch

 

 

Phair Game

The gate up Phair Creek is open. We needed to put chains on a 4x4 Subaru to get up the road.