my dad waiting at the start of the gully proper...

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my dad waiting at the start of the gully proper...

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Shoestring, upper gully detail<br>
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Lee Hansche

Jan 27, 2009

“my dad waiting at the start of the gully proper...”

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The gully

Solo climbing

Climbers above the main ice flow

Climbing up the "WI3" finish to Shoestring... Super thin conditions this day made it a very interesting mixed climb.

WI3 finish, just before the gully heads left (This is just before the usual last small ice bulge leads to snow and the trees.)

Top out horn anchor on the 5.5 mixed variation. Solid belay stance.

this pic looks up the standard rock finish from the main gully...

Snowy Shoestring

Shoestring from the road<br>

Bill on Shoestring

Sarahs first multipitch ice.

3rd pitch (i think)

top of 3rd pitch (i think)

Early season solo, 11-17-19

Second major step. Maybe pitch 2? Scene of bad rock fall just above to the right.

Pure joy of an alternative finish. Photo by AWinters

Isaiah coming through the chimney at the top of the WI3 finish of Shoestring (with our homemade tools!)

On the super THIN "WI3" topout of Shoestring.

Gorgeous walls, and an alpine feel. Great route!

View the gully

The approach can be BRUTAL after a fresh dump if noone has gone before you

in the actual ice section

Pops in front of Shoestring on a cold day

Chris on the beginning/middle of shoestring. I thought this showed the grade pretty well.

Mike Hancock topping out the 5.5 mixed pitch! Plenty of verglas on all the chock stones made the send a bit spicy!

Shoestring, upper gully detail<br>
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my dad waiting at the start of the gully proper...

Solo climbing

Just before the start of the Ice Section. Such beautiful scenery

2nd pitch... or 3rd depending on where you make belays

ernie (dad) lower down in the chimney...

Dad dry tooling the top out of the rock finish... i did it without tools so it goes well either way...fun...

Amanda Doing a "Look MA! NO HANDS!" half way through the WI3 Finish.

Cleaning the snow from the very thin "WI3" finish of Shoestring.

Amanda Topping out the WI3 Finish... (finishing her Very First Ice Climb Ever)

Rock variation finish covered in ephemeral spray ice. Extremely fun variation. Leave the micro-roof to your right for a more challenging finish. Stubbie screws at best.

Kurt going for a mixed exit, 2/23/2020

Nearing the top

The upper reaches of Shoestring Gully.

Adam the Emerger

Shoestring start

Soloing up on an early season bluebird day.

Whiteout up top

a team finishing up the upper section where we turned off to do the rock finish...

dad (ernie) in the rock chimney...

the crux ice section on Shoestring...

Ascending the lower, narrow section of Shoestring before it became more technical...

Sarah on the easier finish to the left on Shoestring.

1st pitch... great conditions

Up a fun little bulge Feb 23, 2020

Top of the WI3 finish

Approaching the constriction bulge.

Shoestring gully from the parking spot on rt 302