Curtain Call  WI6

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Type:  Ice, 2 pitches, 410 feet, Grade III Consensus:  WI6 [details] FA:  Mike Weis and partner Submitted By:  Dave Rone on Aug 26, 2011 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: Curtain Call from the road. Wow!

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Description 

One of the more impressive routes on the Parkway, steep and sustained! In addition to the fact that you're climbing vertical ice most of the way, you have to deal with the overhanging mushrooms that form in the middle of the route. While not real difficult to climb, these mushrooms can make protection challenging.

Climb up a short apron of ice to the base and then run the rope out to the middle of the route, encountering the mushrooms near the end of the pitch. Belay off screws and/or cord, usually on the right side of the route, but sometimes on the left.

The second pitch starts out climbing mushrooms again, leading to better ice which is followed to the top of the route. Another very long pitch. Belay off screws and v-threads.

Location 

Curtain Call is on the east side of the Parkway, about 14k north of the Icefields Visitor Center. You can't miss seeing it from the road.

Park off the road directly below the route. Approach through trees to the left of the route then back right up a steep and somewhat slippery slope below the route.

Rappel from v-threads or descend an avalanche prone slope to the right.

Protection 

A good selection of screws and cord for v-threads.

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Curtain Call up close, early in the morning.	Pitch 1 of Curtain Call. Photo: Wes Bender	Wes finishing pitch 2. Photo: Dave Rone
Headin' down, yee haa!	Curtain Call march 2012	Curtain Call from Jasper Highway. November '12.