blodget canyon ice?

[kurthicks]

I don't own the ice guide that covers Blodget and the stuff south of Missoula. Anyone want to enlighten me as to what I can climb over in that area?

 

Kurt

[NYC007]

this is where I have found, most are at least an hour from missoula

 

http://www.infinitymountain.com/

[Jake_Gano]

Kurt, if you want to borrow a copy I have it. Drop me a PM.

[Bug]

In Blodgette

Swan Slabs are low angle 3 miles in and up 400 ft left (south).

Blodgett falls is vertical for about 75 ft and low angle above.

3 miles in and 600 ft up right (north).

Other smaller low angle flows exist in places along the way up.

 

Fred Burr Crk.

Several low angle flows starting at about 1.5 miles and up.

A couple have short vertical steps.

 

Thompson Falls MT

I forget the name of it but it is 4 pitches of vertical to very steep climbing. at the confluence of the Clark Fork and Thompson river.

 

Glacier park

Bird Woman falls.

4 pitches vertical ice.

 

 

[MattMc]

Bug, can you post the route info for Seizure Suit Scary. Kurt said he wanted to take a whack at it . I can't find my copy of Big Sky ice.

 

Kurt borrow Jake's. Hyperspud probably has some copies in stock.

 

In Blodgette

Swan Slabs are low angle 3 miles in and up 400 ft left (south).

Blodgett falls is vertical for about 75 ft and low angle above.

3 miles in and 600 ft up right (north).

Other smaller low angle flows exist in places along the way up.

 

Fred Burr Crk.

Several low angle flows starting at about 1.5 miles and up.

A couple have short vertical steps.

 

Thompson Falls MT

I forget the name of it but it is 4 pitches of vertical to very steep climbing. at the confluence of the Clark Fork and Thompson river.

 

Glacier park

Bird Woman falls.

4 pitches vertical ice.

 

[kurthicks]

Thanks everyone.

[jordop]

I remember driving hwy 93 south of the MT line somewhere in ID between salmon and challis maybe and driving through a big canyon. Does anything ever form up there or is this some famous place I don't know about cause I'm a total n00b about ice in those parts?

[Bug]

Sorry, all my beta is 20 years old. Seizure Suit Scary does not emerge from the cobwebs.

Post it if you find it though.

I will be back there in Feb.

[DirtyHarry]

Bear Creek has good mixed climbing. I know some ice climberers in Missoula I can ask for more beta. Let me know.

[powderhound]

Ask on Montana Ice there are some peps from Mizzoula that post on the site.

[MattMc]

Bug, here's the descrip from Big Sky Ice:

 

Seizure Suit Scary 150' II, 5.9, WI4 X

FA 96-97

Approach: Located above the trailhead on Parking Lot Wall where the 5.10 rock route Leisure Suit Larry is found.

 

climb: climb rock (5.9 friction in crampons) to reach thin unprotectable ice

 

decent: rappel route

[Bug]

Cool. I moved over here in 89. But I watched the FA of Leisure Suit Larry by Pyat and Durkin as well as a few other great slab routes on that wall. I didn't ever consider climbing it when it was frozen. We used to climb the rock routes in the winter on warm sunny days because it is south facing and was usually 10 or 15 degrees warmer than the surrounding area. Kind of like the Sunshine wall area at Frencman's Coulee. I went up to that wall early on and found an old rusty bolt so I followed the line through thin protection and a few rusty pins. I called it Bitta-Roota 5.9 in honor of the Bitter-rooter who put it up. I didn't ever find out who did it first.