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Avocado Gully 

WI3 M2

   

FA: unknown
Type: Trad, Mixed, Ice
Consensus: WI3+ M2- [details]
Length: 3 pitches, 400 feet
Season: winter
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Submitted By: Leo Paik on Dec 8, 2001


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Tim Rollenhagen on the second pitch of Avocado Gul...


Description 

Classic moderate. South of Carbondale about 13 mi. W side of road (CO Hwy 133). Parking on E side. Short approach can be as little as 5 min thru the woods. This can be a rock climb in lean years.

P1. WI2- 100ft 1st pitch. May be just snow.

P2. WI3 80ft 2nd pitch quite aesthetic to a tree.

P3. WI3 130 ft 3rd pitch - you can go straight up the more steep line or to the right in a sort of gully. Topping out can be mixed in drier conditions. Fixed anchor on R.

Rap the route. Fun.


Protection 

Ice screws, 2 ropes.



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Taken Jan-21-2002.

BETA PHOTO: Taken Jan-21-2002.

2/97 fatter conditions.

2/97 fatter conditions.

2/97 2nd pitch in fatter conditions.

2/97 2nd pitch in fatter conditions.

2/97 3rd pitch in fatter conditions.

2/97 3rd pitch in fatter conditions.

2nd pitch 1998.

2nd pitch 1998.

Last pitch gets fat and fun.

Last pitch gets fat and fun.

Leading the second pitch of Avocado Gully on 2/10/2007.

Leading the second pitch of Avocado Gully on 2/10/...

Loren admiring the third pitch of Avocado Gully on 2/10/2007.

Loren admiring the third pitch of Avocado Gully on...

1st REAL pitch, second if you count the lower gulley that most people walk around or solo.

1st REAL pitch, second if you count the lower gull...

The top pitch. Anchors are out of sight on the rock wall to the right of the finish.

The top pitch. Anchors are out of sight on the roc...


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By Scott Leonard
Dec 11, 2001

Avocado Gully is not fully formed. There appears to be a TV sized block perched at the top of the second pitch. This hazard could ice into position or...

By Bryan Gall
Jan 31, 2005

Ran up Avocado on Saturday; it was in decent shape with all the warm weather. The warm probably helps the gully receive moisture. Other things in Redstone are hit and miss. Redstone Pillar: looks fat. Drool: in. False Drool: no way. Hays Creek: not happening. Crystal River Slabs: wet rock. Didn't go to Marble falls but the sun hits the window on top, so educated guess says no.... Coal Creek: crazy things are happening in Coal Creek, with a little more cold and time it could be a wonderland of thin pillars.

By Doug Rubingh
From: Englewood, CO
Feb 21, 2006

Climbed Avocado Gully on 2/17/06. Description by Julian Smith on 1/8/06 pretty much sums it up: Bottom is mostly snow with a little bit of ice, second pitch is thin at the top (crampons skating on rock out to the right) and third pitch is fat.

By Dr. Evil
From: Boulder, CO
Apr 26, 2007
rating: WI3 M1

Excellent moderate route. After climbing, you may want to soak in the hot springs on the river just across the road. Look for the small rock walls that define the warm pools.