WI 10

[G-spotter]

http://www.gravsports-ice.com/icethreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=5788#Post5788

 

The cave behind Helmcken Falls finally got climbed

 

[G-spotter]

http://gravsports.blogspot.com/2010/01/spray-on.html

 

[Julian]

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!).

[G-spotter]

People are going to be up in arms over the grading, .

 

any more so than when he rated Musashi 5.9 A2?

[TrogdortheBurninator]

Crazy! Nice work spreading the knowledge Drew.

[Dane]

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.

[jmace]

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.

[G-spotter]

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.

[Julian]

LOL @ the guy on Will's blog who is whining about them protecting it with bolts.

[layton]

way to ruin my wilderness experience Will...oh wait, i ruin my wilderness experience