CamelJockey Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) Trip: Leavenworth Ice - Millennium Wall Date: 1/15/2011 Trip Report: Millenium Wall was still in great shape even after the warm spell that hit the State. Josh and I climbed it on Saturday, Jan 15 2011. The ice was a bit wet but thick, plastic(y), and easy to protect with screws. Enjoy this incredibly cheesy video that shows the conditions - http://www.vimeo.com/18835556. Best viewed while drinking beers and wearing baggy pants from the 80s. FYI - Rainbow Falls looked thinner and was flowing, but potentially still climbable on the left side. We did not walk up to explore. Gear Notes: 2 60m double ropes (the route is just shy of 30 meters from bottom to the tree anchor so a single 60m would be fine as well). 6-8 screws to protect the route (ice is a tad thinner down low so maybe bring 1 shorter screw, but standard length is fine for the majority of the route). Cordelette/webbing for the tree anchor up top. Approach Notes: Bootpack was great. Bring snowshoes though or you'll be punching through every 20 steps. Edited January 17, 2011 by CamelJockey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 What rating would you give it in current conditions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamelJockey Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 I'm not very good at ratings, but I'd say the right line, where you see my climbing partner in the pic above, is probably WI3 or WI3+. The left line, which you can't fully see in the pic but crosses over the upward & right trending ice depression seen in the pic is less steep overall - maybe WI3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonDowns Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Nice trip report, Samona! Love the Vanilla Ice...way to represent, son! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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