tvashtarkatena Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) Trip: Lillooet - Marble Canyon Date: 12/9/2007 Trip Report: Lillooet 12/8–9/07 2:30 am: The grating beep of my travel alarm gouge my eyelids open as I emerge from a dream wherein I’m running from a mob as their village burns in the background and somehow it’s all my fault. By 2:28 Scott, Stewart, and myself are tucked into a 4Runner headed for Lillooet and its promise of icy goodness. After one aborted Tim Hortons and two McDonalds stops, we zero in on the parking lot for the Rambles. There is a squeaky, ceramic crust over powder snow that alternately resists body weight and breaks threw with promises of ankle lacerations. Fortunately, someone has broken a crude trail up. My hands loose all sensation. “It’s gotta be in the teens out here” Stewart says. That evening, after wettish day at the Rambles, we rendezvous with Jens, Emily, Eric, and Sondra for the requisite beer and drunk dodging at the Reynolds. The temperature in Lillooet has dropped to -14 F. “Guess it wasn’t in the teens” Stewart says. The following morning we all head out to Marble Canyon. “3 degrees” Jens reports. Much warmer than the day before. The ice varies all over the place from ultra brittle chandelier to wet plastic overlaying flowing water. Despite the early season conditions and lack of ice in spots, it was, all in all, a pretty damn good weekend: Eric on the Deeping Route Scott on Icy BC Stewart on Icy BC Crouching Tiger: Stewart on Icy BC Snowflake Jens on the far left Ice feathers Emily Scott honing his ice tool Alien pods Sondra Pouty lips Edited December 11, 2007 by tvashtarkatena Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted December 10, 2007 Author Posted December 10, 2007 I'm way too ugly to produce such a daughter. Quote
Hayduke Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 Wow, great pictures! I can't wait to make it up to Lillooet this winter. My gf actually said to me this morning, "Will you take me ice climbing?" Quote
suckbm Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 That Sondra girl in the red jacket has got to be the hottest ice climber I have ever seen. Quote
Weekend_Climberz Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 That Sondra girl in the red jacket has got to be the hottest ice climber I have ever seen. you need to go to the gym more often Oh how the clueless amuse me Quote
cheamclimber Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 looks sweet... the ice down in the valley is still pretty thin. Quote
Layback Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 Sweet! Thanks for the TR and for turning me on to this place! Quote
Weekend_Climberz Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 ] Sweet! Thanks for the TR and for turning me on to this place! Here's the website with updates. Though it looks like they are a bit behind as of right now. West Coast Ice Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted December 11, 2007 Author Posted December 11, 2007 I'll have pic CDs at the Christmas pub club this Thu for the folks on the trip, so show up! Quote
gertlush Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 Is 99 to Lillooet open year-round? You can go up the Fraser Canyon as well on Hwy 1, maybe a bit faster coming from the States Quote
Don_Serl Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 Is 99 to Lillooet open year-round? and don't forget to buy a guide - i gotta get my kids thru college, eh... cheers, Quote
Weekend_Climberz Posted December 11, 2007 Posted December 11, 2007 Is 99 to Lillooet open year-round? and don't forget to buy a guide - i gotta get my kids thru college, eh... cheers, Hey Don, know of any new activity in N Joffre? Quote
Jens Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 The water drainage patterns at marble shift big time from year to year. Left of Dale's route 40 or so feet, a sweet looking mixed line looks in. It would be short, but it looks fun. We didn't get on it. Quote
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