Jeff Aslan Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Trip: Liberty Bell - Beckey Route Date: 5/10/2015 Trip Report: Haven't seen any reports on the Beckey Route yet this year, but figured it would probably be mostly melted out by now, and sure enough we had the route to ourselves and found it in pretty good shape. All of the pitches were dry with the only snow encountered was a little in the descent gulley from the top of pitch 3. The approach gully still had good coverage. It had softened up by the time we were heading down at 3:00 pm. Gear Notes: Crampons, ice axe for the gully. Climbing shoes can be worn from the start of the route back down to the gully. Approach Notes: The summer trail is still well covered and hard to follow, the best way up to the gully was through the open drainage heading climbers from the parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoFortyJeff Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) Do you recall if the north face of concord looked dry? Edited May 13, 2015 by TwoFortyJeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Aslan Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 For the most part yes it did look dry. There was a little bit of icefall that came down in the gully from the N. Face of Concord, but it was from an isolated ribbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisse Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Thank you!! What did you wear on your feet for the approach up the drainage and how'd it work for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stamati Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 nice pics. looks good up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Aslan Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Just some light mountaineering boots (Sportiva Trango) and some horizontal front point steel crampons. I felt pretty solid in that combo when the snow was frozen in the morning. I didn't bring them but Gaiters would have been useful for the descent after it softened up in the afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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