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[TR] Three Fingers- FWA East Face Couloir 2/19/200


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Climb: Three Fingers-FWA East Face Couloir

 

Date of Climb: 2/19/2006

 

Trip Report:

Three Fingers East Face Couloir

a.k.a. "The Last Hurrah"

a.k.a. "Journey to the Heart of the Spirit World"

 

Darin Berdinka and myself climbed the East Face Couloir on Three Fingers. We believe this to be the first winter ascent of the route, which was a fine climb in a spectacular alpine setting, positioned as it is underneath the complex east face. We chose to forego any summit bid, deciding instead to traverse steep sugar snow above a 1500' abyss and descend mysterious snow slopes on the North side of the mountain. One rappel was made on the descent from a picket set as a deadman. No spirits were met at the Heart of the Spirit World, which was a good thing from our perspective.

 

-Justin Thibault

 

oops...picture HERE

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I heard some folks went out to ski it a while back, but it wasn't super cooperative.(?)

 

I think Sky and some other folks I don't recall have had his eye on this coulior for a while - if I remember correctly.

 

So are you going to tell us what the climbing was like? Looks like just snow from the pics I've seen. Any ice, rock, etc?

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Gear: 10 screws, 5 cams, a selection of nuts and tricams, 6 pitons, 2 8.2mm x 60m ropes, 4 quickdraws, 2 pickets, and a bunch of runners.

 

Seeing as the NE Face wasn't in, we only used the 2 pickets and five runners and had the pleasure of carrying the rest all day long. A third picket would have been nice...

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I would also like to point out that we set a Home-to-TR SPEED RECORD as well in that "Choada Boy" must have posted this TR within 27 seconds of walking through his front door. Way to go Choada Boy!

 

It was a great trip to a beautiful mountain even if we didn't make any summits (Doesn't an FA require reaching the top?). I'll post some photos at some point in time. Big fat lines of much seriousness back there waiting to be done by better climbers than us.

 

Oh..someone had hauled skis up to that area earlier Saturday or maybe Friday. We followed their tracks into our bivi. Didn't see their tracks near the mountain and never saw them but their car was still in the lot when we got back. Who drives a red civic hatchback?

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Oh..someone had hauled skis up to that area earlier Saturday or maybe Friday. We followed their tracks into our bivi. Didn't see their tracks near the mountain and never saw them but their car was still in the lot when we got back. Who drives a red civic hatchback?

 

That'd be a couple friends of mine. Twisted individuals who, like you (I presume), think it is a pretty cool area. You don't want to ask questions.

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That'd be a couple friends of mine. Twisted individuals who, like you (I presume), think it is a pretty cool area. You don't want to ask questions.

 

That would make sense as they absolutely nailed the approach. Did you know there is a fairly good trail leading up to that area?

 

So where in the hell were they?

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I don't know what their specific objective was, but quite possibly they were simply exploring/skiing/hanging out in the basin up below Salish. I tell you: they are twisted individuals and one of them, in particular, has been up there several times with no real climbing intent even though he is a climber. Weird, huh?

 

(He has in recent times talked about the NE Buttress of N. Three Fingers, the face on Salish Peak, etc., though.)

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