Boston Falls

[islandclimber]

Boston Falls on Vancouver Island is in. Has been climbable for about a week and a half now. On the far left of the climbs "stranglers tea party" (WI 3)with decent ice. Next to it, the broad ice face of 100meters is in for the first half but with a vertical curtain of about 20ft above that raises it to WI4 from it's usual laid back WI3. Plus you have to rap off the top of the curtain as no ice on the last 30ft above. The lower pitch of "Boston falls" and "Shrapnel Chute" is in and thick. "Boston Falls" upper pitch WI4+ is in though a little thin, especially on the 30 ft upper curtain. And "Shrapnel Chute" upper pitch WI3 is in but hard to exit at the top and as well with a 8ft long constriction to about 1 ft wide half way up. New mixed routes are in and nice as well. Climbed "Shrapnel Chute" and the WI4 unnamed ice face saturday.