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Booth Creek Ice Climbs<br />Saddam Insane Area

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By Dave and Mia Tucholke
May 22, 2006

Booth (Saddam Insane area)

1.
Unnamed (so far)
First accent: Dave Tucholke, Clay Hall, Joe Schmidt, December 2005
Bouldery start, then traverse right, and up the dagger.
Formed for the first time this season.
WI5

2.
Clay’s Pillar
First accent: Clay Hall, Dave Tucholke, Joe Schmidt, December 2005
Thin, freestanding pillar, to a couple of thin variations at the top. Formed for the first time this season.
WI5
Note: Clay did not have a name at the time, so it has been fondly nicknamed Clay’s Pillar, though he may have a name to share by now.

3.
Saddam Insane
First accent: unknown
WI5

4.
Saddam’s little brother (or just “the little brother”)
First accent: unknown
Sometimes a thin smear forms in the corner 15 feet right of climb #3, climb up to a ledge, traverse left and finish on #3.
WI5/mixed

5.
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
First Accent: unknown
When in, big and fat!
WI5

6.
Sick Puppy
First accent: Dave & Mia Tucholke, December 2005
P1: A very thin smear 15 feet right of #5, marginal pro, belay on a fat ledge (one can bail to the right from here)
P2: Surmount the exciting roof, mixed to a dagger, no pro until the ice, but by then you might as well finish to the tree!
WI5/mixed

7.
Psycho Cicle
First accent: unknown
A thin freestanding pillar
WI5/6
Rarely touches down

8.
More Junky than Funky
First accent: unknown, but long ago
Usually really scary in the middle, i.e. thin!
WI5

9.
War Pig
First accent: Probably Dave Tucholke & Dave Many, January 2006 (the climb has never been in before this year).
This climb has it all, mixed, overhanging, dagger. Way Fun!!
WI5/6

10.
Unnamed
First accent: unknown
A long slabby, thin climb leading to a short and exciting WI5 pillar.

11.
Unnamed
First accent: unknown
A fun, mixed, thin climb just to the right of #10, not in the picture above




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Booth Creek Ice Climbs
Saddam Insane Area



Submitted By: Dave and Mia Tucholke on May 22, 2006

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