tvashtarkatena Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 Honeyman: in, flowing strong left side. Nicoaman: in, strong flow bursting from center; nervewracking. Oregon Jack: In, top pillar barely climbable due to thin, wet conditions Marble Canyon: Deeping touching down, bongable pillar, damp. Left side mixed OK. Icy BC lower very wet. Quote
marc_leclerc Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 Thanks for the update.. How is Icy B.C upper two teirs? Could you see them? Quote
G-spotter Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 By nicoamen do you mean Crucible and did you actually climb it? Quote
ivan Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 By nicoamen do you mean Crucible and did you actually climb it? we climbed the first pitch on the left side on very kewl/funky jeweled ice to a cave, then rapped on v-threads from there - the next pitch was climbable, though there might have been something funky going on above that as the waterfall was roaring - shit, the approach up the creek is (almost) adventure enough! y-day we saw a very impressive 3 pitch or so climb just east of one of the many tunnels near hope - wow, what a rugged place! my first canuckistani winter trip Quote
ivan Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 found this pic of yours from this year dru - goddamn i wish it had looked more like this! as it was, it was kinda more like a water-park back in virginia - a huge pissing cunt of death sent giant spurts of water out every few seconds that splattered over much of the 1st pitch - in the center of the formation there was an active waterstream coursing over the ice - it made the ice down low very interesting though, everything was coated w/ golf-ball sized diamonds that could be kicked through to add a little security the approach here looks way more casual too Quote
marc_leclerc Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 y-day we saw a very impressive 3 pitch or so climb just east of one of the many tunnels near hope - wow, what a rugged place! my first canuckistani winter trip Sounds like 'Sailor Bar Gulley' I think its like grade 2+.. mellow but fun. Quote
ivan Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 y-day we saw a very impressive 3 pitch or so climb just east of one of the many tunnels near hope - wow, what a rugged place! my first canuckistani winter trip Sounds like 'Sailor Bar Gulley' I think its like grade 2+.. mellow but fun. no way it was 2 - tall, vertical icefalls - 3 tiers i think - off the canuckistani 1 (maybe a 2 minute approach, but nowhere to park - big sign just before it saying no parking due to avi danger) - maybe 30 km's east of hope? Quote
marc_leclerc Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 y-day we saw a very impressive 3 pitch or so climb just east of one of the many tunnels near hope - wow, what a rugged place! my first canuckistani winter trip Sounds like 'Sailor Bar Gulley' I think its like grade 2+.. mellow but fun. no way it was 2 - tall, vertical icefalls - 3 tiers i think - off the canuckistani 1 (maybe a 2 minute approach, but nowhere to park - big sign just before it saying no parking due to avi danger) - maybe 30 km's east of hope? huh, no idea then... Quote
ivan Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 y-day we saw a very impressive 3 pitch or so climb just east of one of the many tunnels near hope - wow, what a rugged place! my first canuckistani winter trip Sounds like 'Sailor Bar Gulley' I think its like grade 2+.. mellow but fun. no way it was 2 - tall, vertical icefalls - 3 tiers i think - off the canuckistani 1 (maybe a 2 minute approach, but nowhere to park - big sign just before it saying no parking due to avi danger) - maybe 30 km's east of hope? huh, no idea then... wish we'd had time to stop and check it out - ah, the tyranny of time and family... Quote
Don_Serl Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 y-day we saw a very impressive 3 pitch or so climb just east of one of the many tunnels near hope - wow, what a rugged place! my first canuckistani winter trip Sounds like 'Sailor Bar Gulley' I think its like grade 2+.. mellow but fun. no way it was 2 - tall, vertical icefalls - 3 tiers i think - off the canuckistani 1 (maybe a 2 minute approach, but nowhere to park - big sign just before it saying no parking due to avi danger) - maybe 30 km's east of hope? huh, no idea then... wish we'd had time to stop and check it out - ah, the tyranny of time and family... probably kryponite... cheers, Quote
G-spotter Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 the approach here looks way more casual too you probably had to take that wire ladder to get around the plunge pool? Quote
ivan Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 the approach here looks way more casual too you probably had to take that wire ladder to get around the plunge pool? saw no evidence of the wire ladder, though i'd read of it in the guide - we used the infinitely more ghetto rope'o'twine tied off to the shitty bush (tvash even added some knots to make it more user-friendly) - where is that ladder? Quote
marc_leclerc Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 the approach here looks way more casual too you probably had to take that wire ladder to get around the plunge pool? saw no evidence of the wire ladder, though i'd read of it in the guide - we used the infinitely more ghetto rope'o'twine tied off to the shitty bush (tvash even added some knots to make it more user-friendly) - where is that ladder? I used that rope too, but I don't remember seeing a ladder either. I do remember as I neared the falls I had to chimmney up between a couple giant boulders in the drainage that were pretty much impassible without doing so... Quote
G-spotter Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 As you walk up the creek from the road the ladder (actually a piece of baling wire tied off with a couple of foot loops) is on your right before the first pool. You mak a few rock moves to get to it and then climb it to a frozen scre slope which can be traversed high on the south side of the canyon above the drainage until above the pool o'doom. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted January 1, 2009 Author Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) Seems pointless, given how straightforward the other side of the creek is. In any case, we saw no sign of it. Edited January 1, 2009 by tvashtarkatena Quote
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