[TR] Lillooet Ice - Rambles Central 12/3/2006

[David Trippett]

Trip: Lillooet Ice - Rambles Central

 

Date: 12/3/2006

 

Trip Report:

Stewart and I climbed Rambles Central with the "Left Finish" at the upper Tier. The first pitch was probably the best formed, but is still quite wet, particularly in the central bits of the fall, which tended to be a tad hollow as well. The second step was about the same. The "Left Finish" is currently a hollow curtain/pillar for the first 6m and is roughly ~50 cm thick and ~1.5m wide at the base and was dripping/wet when we climbed it. It appeared to be rapidly deteriorating. To whoever scratched their way up that mixed "line" on the left yesterday(?) : nice! The "Right Finish" was fully soaked. From what we could see from the road, the other Rambles climbs were formed, but are likely in similar condition.

 

We checked out Carl's Berg as well. It is formed, but we ran into some folks who had been on it and had bailed. They reported it as "raining".

 

On the way up from Squamish, we noticed that Entropy and other routes in that area were formed and (at least from 80km/hr out the car window) appeared in.

 

 

 

 

Gear Notes:

the usual.

 

Approach Notes:

a lil' snow.

[jordop]

Entropy and other routes in that area were formed and (at least from 80km/hr out the car window) appeared in.

 

Be careful! Jackass was "in" too this weekend if you drove by fast enough

[Weekend_Climberz]

Sounds like a good ramble in the Rambles. Pray for cold weather

[fern]

 

The first pitch of Jackass was fine and fun climbing on Saturday. Entropy was well formed and mostly dry bottom to top on Sunday though we bailed early due to sickness. Entropy was maybe even fat enough to survive a short warm spell this week. The Fig Plucker climbs would have been climbable too in sporty style with stubbies, but they are going to fall apart with any warming.