Snake Attack  WI4

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Type:  Trad, Ice, Alpine, 4 pitches, 600 feet, Grade III Consensus:  WI4 [details] FA:  Chris Hassig, 1979 Submitted By:  bradley white on Aug 10, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

Climb the thick narrow yellow strip of ice while it's there before the winter sun melts it away. High exposure sustained (WI3) with a few bulges (WI4). It looks like a giant hanging goober.
I haven't climbed it.

Location 

Western side of Owl's Head cliff. The flow forms usually early in the winter during a cold high pressure system after a wet snow and rain storm.

Protection 

Protection is ice screws and dependent upon conditions and temperature whether the screws are adequate safety or not.