GregD Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 (edited) Trip: Columbia River Gorge - Crown Jewel Date: 12/13/2009 Trip Report: Called in "Ice" to work on Thursday to take advantage of perfect conditions in the gorge. We climbed Crown Jewel with spectacular weather. The ice was firm but not too brittle. The wind was also quite manageable. We got a mid-morning start and there were two parties ahead of us. One was a party of two and the other was a party of three from Bend. A full trip report can be viewed on my blog: http://alpinegreg.blogspot.com/2009/12/crown-jewel.html Gear Notes: Double ropes, ice screws, draws and extra slings. There is a bolted anchor to the left of the ledge on pitch one. Numerous trees to belay/rap from at the top of pitch two. Approach Notes: Park at the exit just after you see the climb. Walk across the frozen body of water, follow the tracks to the base of the climb (15 min max). Edited December 13, 2009 by GregD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainsloth Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 wow, looks beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Some more photos from Crown Jewel. The orange jacket guy is another party though (folks from Bend?) Thanks for doing all the leg work Greg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) Oh sweet Irony! While we were playing hookey from work that day, my boss was too. He was driving to Idaho to visit family, and while driving through the Gorge, saw several "crazy guys" ice climbing below Crown Point. After he mentioned this yesterday, I casually asked some details and I realized he had seen the party above us, and Greg D, while he was leading! Close call! Edited December 18, 2009 by 111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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