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Leavenworth - icicle creek/multipitch @ easter?

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Epic K · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 0

Hi.

Looking at heading to Leavenworth for the Easter weekend, but got some beta on early season from some Seattle guys at vantage, and mentioned there maybe snow still up there or on the upper pitches with lots of seepage etc?
- Any one know if its a bit early for the taller stuff or if there was a bumper snow season this winter? They suggested Mazama instead. We're coming down/across from BC looking for some warmer taller trad lines.

Cheers / K

Eric Fjellanger · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2008 · Points: 870

I was in the Icicle last weekend. From the road, Snow Creek Wall looks good to go except maybe the topout and the walk-off. I'd guess in 2 weeks it will be navigable, though maybe chilly. Or, figure out how to rap.

Snowpack in the Cascades this winter started out super low, but by now it's caught up to right around average.

There are multipitch trad lines on the other side of the Icicle (south facing) that are for sure in good shape. Also look at Castle Rock.

Stuff on Goat Wall on Mazama might be good, although I'd guess there could be seepage issues there, and it's not trad.

applewood · · Tonasket, WA · Joined Aug 2012 · Points: 16,382

Epic K, you might be interested in checking out McLaughlin Canyon (in the northern Okanogan Valley near Tonasket) if you're heading down from BC. There are an abundance of 400+' long trad lines there. There are also a few at Whistler Canyon (near Oroville), but nothing as long at near Leavenworth. There is no seepage in the Okanogan Valley this spring...

Epic K · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 0

Thank-you all for the input, icicle would be good and weather looks like it might be playing ball.

Have a good week.
Cheers / K

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