Tears of Joy  WI3+

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Type:  Ice, 2 pitches, 250 feet Consensus:  WI3+ [details] FA:  S. Parent and P. Dedi, 1983 Season:  winter Submitted By:  Kris Gorny on May 1, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (5) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: Pitch 1. February 2004.

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Pitch 1: Climb steep curtain of ice onto a large bowl filled with snow. Ascent the slope and set up a sling-tree belay on the left, below the second steep curtain of ice.

Pitch2: Climb the steep ice (crux) onto a ledge with trees. To descent, rappel the route.

Location 

Drive along Hwy 11 for about 3 miles past Obsession. The climb is on the right. In deep snow we wished we had snowshoes on the approach.

Protection 

ice screws, slings around trees for belay

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BETA PHOTO: Pitch 2. February, 2004.	Joel Therneau and Roberto Gallina on the belay on ...	Roberto and Joel approaching Tears of Joy through ...
BETA PHOTO: Patrick McCarthy of Pitch 2 in January, 2007. Comp...