17-FEB-2009
Upper Bulges (WLF)
The exit to this was slightly steeper than the rest of
White Line Fever which made it a little bit nicer! The ice
was also in perfect condition. It looked untouched.
17-FEB-2009
Lunch on Chapel Pond(WI0-)
we sat in the sun and ate some soup. by the time we finished the sun
had moved and we were in the shade (fancy that).
17-FEB-2009
Right of Alpine Dreams (2+)
There are a tonne of climbs to the right of Alpine Dreams,
which is little more than a slog. This one is unnamed in
the guide. The first bit was about 15 feet of near vertical
to that cedar, then 100 feet of rolling ice and bulges to
a 20 foot curtain. Fun climb!
17-FEB-2009
Unknown Route (WI4-)
A view from a couple hundred feet above chapel pond.
17-FEB-2009
Laura coming up
She had an extra rope in her pack so was slightly more
tired when she arrived.
17-FEB-2009
On Rappel
Down the unknown route that we climbed.
some interesting stuff.
18-FEB-2009
Pitchoff Northface Climbs
From left to right the slab climbs are Screw and Climbaxe(3+, 350')
and Weeping Winds (3+, 350'). I thought I'd take a picture of these,
even though we didn't climb either. We'll get back to do them sometime!
18-FEB-2009
Skiing in
I thought it would be good to try my ice boots in the tele
skis that I have. They didn't really work. We probably
would have been better off to walk by the time we got our
skis and stuff out, as the approach isn't that bad.
18-FEB-2009
Central Pillar of Pitchoff (WI4)
This is what we actually climbed. The first pitch, anyway.
By the time we both finished the pitch it had started to snow
and I questioned the traction of the car. So we skipped
the rolling upper pitch.
