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WI4

   

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


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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



Photos of Goldrush Slideshow Add Photo
Goldrush on 1/3/2009.

BETA PHOTO: Goldrush on 1/3/2009.

Goldrush in 1998.

Goldrush in 1998.

Standing in front of Goldrush.

Standing in front of Goldrush.


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By Jesse Morehouse
From: CO
Jun 5, 2008
rating: WI4

An excellent line. If the left hand finish is in, do it! Can get baked down low as that gets a lot of sun. Up towards the top of P2 look at the rock on the wall of the large diehedral you are climbing and you'll appreciate the route's name much more.

Definitely rap the thing.

By Rob Schichtel
From: Cortez, CO
Jan 3, 2009

Tried to climb on 1/3/2009. Bottom of P1 very thin to nonexistent. Need some rock pro. Probably will get better after this last snow.