[TR] SWBC Grand Tour, new route off Duffey- "I AM the Liquor" Boulder Creek 12/20/2005

[jordop]

Climb: SWBC Grand Tour, new route off Duffey "I AM the Liquor" Boulder Creek

 

Date of Climb: 12/20/2005

 

Trip Report:

Donkey and I spent a couple of days swinging tools. Working out of the heartland (Ashcroft), we first climbed Oregon Jack (bit thin), and Energizer at Goldpan,followed by copious Caucasians back at the Ranch. Next day usual Icy BC at Marble, then a piss up at the Mile O.

 

After climbin some shit at the Rambles this morning, I finally convinced Gary to crack open the black book. We drove up Boulder Creek FSR (chains, sketchy, barely made it) to have a look at a waterfall I had seen back in the fall. IT was in and it looked good. But it was already 2:00. We followed a trail of blood from some wounded deer (!) up to the base. A 20m WI2 bit led up to a BEAUTIFUL 50m WI3 pitch, then 60m of WI2 ramlbing and a short 10m WI3 pitch to finish. There could be more above, but we ran out of time. Pretty stellar climb, cept we got rained on during the entire thing.

 

"I AM the Liquor" 140m WI3 Jordan Peters, Gary Shorthouse. Route lies just over 6km up the Boulder Creek FSR off the Duffey in a west facing gully, 15 mins from car. Left the camera in the car, but here's a summer shot:

 

Gear Notes:

Every type of mechanically separated meat product available by law, Wisers Deluxe, Wild Turkey, Unibrau Quelque Chose, Granville Is Doppelbock

 

Approach Notes:

Rambles trail suxx arse right now

 

edit: removed stupid egotistical "FA" notations which were somehow originally inserted when half-corked

Edited December 22, 2005 by jordop

[rockguy]

Er, good on ya, but I serioulsy doubt if your ascent was the first--nevertheless, nice job.

[jordop]

Er, good on ya, but I serioulsy doubt if your ascent was the first--nevertheless, nice job.

What would make you say that?

When I mentioned the waterfall to the AUTHOR of the ice guide, he didn't seem to know anything about it. You got some kinda better resources?

[Dru]

[jordop]

Er, good on ya, but I serioulsy doubt if your ascent was the first--nevertheless, nice job.

 

Hey, still waiting for you to qualify this comment . . . If you are privy to some other level of communication and know that so-and-so has been active in the area and flying under the radar, then please let's hear about it. But if you're just pissing on a fire from afar because you think things so close to roads cannot remain un/underexplored , well then welcome to BC muthafuka

[jstone]

Im trying to get my shit together to get out there in a week or so, hope to see some ice, I see it's suposed to get colder. Id love to check this out. I'll bring a camera.

[Stemalot]

nice job Jordop

[jordop]

This route is likely significantly avalanche-threatened in most snow years; there's LOTS of cool gully ice right now with the low snowpack and if it gets cold again after this rain then the alpine conditions might be quite nice. Right now the south facing hillsides around the Downton/Rambles area are BARE.