G-spotter Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 http://www.gravsports-ice.com/icethreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=5788#Post5788 The cave behind Helmcken Falls finally got climbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 http://gravsports.blogspot.com/2010/01/spray-on.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 That route looks absolutely freaking ridiculous! People are going to be up in arms over the grading, but Will is one of the few guys who can credibly make a grade claim like that, and if his description is accurate (M10 difficulty on ice) it doesn't seem unreasonable. Also unlike Rights of Passage ("WI"8 on a serac), this is legitimately water-ice (and freaking cool water-ice at that!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 People are going to be up in arms over the grading, . any more so than when he rated Musashi 5.9 A2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Crazy! Nice work spreading the knowledge Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I kinda chuckled at the grade. But Will is straight up, how the line got done and he pulls as hard as anyone. Nice effort! http://gravsports.blogspot.com/2010/01/spray-on.html Love Will's comment, "Really steep routes do require more bolts low, but I did a couple of aid moves between every bolt--I put one in when I started to really worry about decking, and that's as bold as I'm going to get." The guy climbs...and seldom/never sprays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmace Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 and he gives props to G-Spotter for sussing out the line! Drew B. posted that photo and caption, so in some ways he is responsible for the seed in the back of my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 What can I say, I'm a visionary I'm kinda mad that stemalot and I didn't go find that 20m pillar in the gully that he talks about though! We must have been standing right over top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 LOL @ the guy on Will's blog who is whining about them protecting it with bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 way to ruin my wilderness experience Will...oh wait, i ruin my wilderness experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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