jstreet Posted March 5, 2002 Posted March 5, 2002 Two of us cc.com'ers -- myself and sayjay -- headed out to try climbing the Lake Julius ice that sayjay had sited a few weeks earlier (and reported about on CC). We did two routes and there are one or two others worth doing that we didn't get to. Below are a few pics of the climbs we did. A full trip report and photo collection is viewable at... Lake Julius Ice - March 2nd, 2002 Cheers,Jeff & Sarah Quote
vegetablebelay Posted March 5, 2002 Posted March 5, 2002 Another awesome job Jstreet! You Ropegun you!! Quote
jstreet Posted March 5, 2002 Author Posted March 5, 2002 quote: Originally posted by vegetablebelay: Another awesome job Jstreet! You Ropegun you!! Hey Thanks vegetablebelay! I'm hatching some new ice climbing plans right now... any interest in joining us... I'd love to climb with you again... Quote
vegetablebelay Posted March 5, 2002 Posted March 5, 2002 You're talkin', I'm listenin'. No ski areas though... Quote
sayjay Posted March 5, 2002 Posted March 5, 2002 by the way, there's *great* backcountry skiing in this immediate area as well... so you can get ice and freshiezzzz in on one trip! highly recommend it- Quote
dberdinka Posted March 5, 2002 Posted March 5, 2002 Hey jstreet, I was one of the many bafoons running around the area. How'd you guys make it home? Did the keys appear? Quote
Dru Posted March 5, 2002 Posted March 5, 2002 that ice looks good n fat, too bad it isn't like 6 pitches long eh? Quote
Lambone Posted March 5, 2002 Posted March 5, 2002 That looks real cool Jeff, especialy with all that sun! Quote
slothrop Posted March 5, 2002 Posted March 5, 2002 Awesome photos! Looks like you all had a fine time. Is the approach reasonable to do just with skis? The price for the snowmobile shuttle seems a little steep ($45 each!). Quote
sayjay Posted March 5, 2002 Posted March 5, 2002 Ski in is ~9mi. on a logging road. Easy skiing, but it is a bit of a slog -- I've done it and prefer to shell out the bucks and use my time in the high country. Part of the trip up (~half) can be done on a narrow x-c trail and that shortens things a bit but not a lot. So depending on how fat your wallet is you can decide if you'd rather save the $$ or the time... W/ the ride in the ice can be climbed as a day trip- If you only shuttle *in* it's $30/person. Ski out is downhill except ~1/2 mi. and is a fast trip. Quote
jstreet Posted March 5, 2002 Author Posted March 5, 2002 quote: Originally posted by slothrop: Awesome photos! Looks like you all had a fine time. Is the approach reasonable to do just with skis? The price for the snowmobile shuttle seems a little steep ($45 each!). Hey Thanks slothrop! We did enjoy it. Yes, we skied from high camp to the ice... it's a couple of miles... basically just a traverse... maybe 500 feet gain and loss on the approach. Ya, $45 dollars is a bit steep but the way I look at is that it's cheap considering the time and effort it would to walk/ski the 12 miles to high camp... more time in the high country. Quote
Szyjakowski Posted March 6, 2002 Posted March 6, 2002 quote: Lake Julius Ice - March 2nd, 2002 [/QB] ZEE LOOK ABOVE THESE WORDS and click Quote
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