[TR] Liberty Bell group - SW gully, chock stone gully, Becky route 4/26/2013

[TurinTheLost]

Trip: Liberty Bell group - SW gully, chock stone gully, Becky route

 

Date: 4/26/2013

 

Trip Report:

Mostly a conditions report. Here are some Pics. We did the N. Early winter spire via the chockstone gully. S. Early winter via SW gully, and Liberty bell via the Becky route (pretty fun and challenging in mountaineering boots). We scoped out N. Face of grey beard but was definitely not in at the time. Is probably shaping up nicely after the warm weather with a cold snap.

 

Tip for the trip...Don't accidentally let your rope gnab your ice tool and fling it down the wrong coulior. Leads to alot of shenagigains and cornice digging.

 

N. Face Grey beard (04-25-2013)

 

Silverstar? west face

 

Early Winter Couloir

 

West faces N & S early winter w/ chockstone gully

 

rapping to top of chockstone gully from N. Early winter.

 

Getting up N. Early winter from top of chockstone gully

 

2nd pitch becky route Liberty bell, scoping the icy cracks.

 

Summit psych

[Ryan Hoover]

Thanks for the update!