Goldrush 

FA:  unknown Type:  Trad, Ice Consensus:  WI4 [details] Length:  3 pitches, 600 feet Season:  a safe winter period Views: 499 page views Submitted By: Anonymous Coward on Jan 1, 2004 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Steve Berwanger on the aptly named Goldrush.

Description 

A fun and asthetic 600 feet of climbing up a neat feature.

P1 is low angle and you can save a lot of time by soloing/simul-climbing to the start of the difficulties.

P2 is a full 60m of WI 4 to the best stances (right or left of flow) and....

P3 is about the same difficulty and either 50m straight up to fixed gear on the right wall or 60+m taking the steep left finish if in shape.

While Roberts' book suggests a walk off, better to rap the route. Fixed gear on climbers right lets you get down quickly w/double 60s.

This climb is in the huge left facing corner a few hundred meters past 2nd Gully. You can't miss it. Approach is just over 1/2 mile from the parking area.

Protection 

Ice screws.

Toprope Protection 

N/A