gavastik Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Trip: Liberty Bell, WA Pass - Beckey Route Date: 6/22/2013 Trip Report: RK and I went to Washington Pass on Saturday. The plan was to do the N Face of Concord and then maybe the Beckey Route on Liberty Bell. The N Face of Concord was really wet, so we roped up for Beckey. A very nice party of 4 from Monroe (hi fearless leader Wes!) let us climb next to them and then ahead of them. I had climbed the route a couple of years ago, but kept forgetting which way to go, and the ST route description somehow was very confusing. When in doubt (on p3), go the well-traveled way . Anyway, what I love about the Beckey Rte is how grippy the rock is on it. Always felt super-solid. Pictures here. Gear Notes: Ice axe and/or poles for the snow. We wore crampons in the morning on the way up, but the snow was soft and we could have bare-booted it. Others did. Approach Notes: Patchy snow higher on the trail, solid snow after awhile on the approach path, then loose rock, then steep-ish snow to ~100+ ft under the Liberty-Concord col. As always, beware loose rock in that gully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesdyer Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 It was great chatting with you up there. Here is one more pic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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