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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1st pitch... great conditions

in the actual ice section

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lee hansche

Jan 27, 2009

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

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

Climbers above the main ice flow

Shoestring from the road<br>

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

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

Bill on Shoestring

Sarahs first multipitch ice.

3rd pitch (i think)

top of 3rd pitch (i think)

Nearing the top

Adam the Emerger

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

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.

1st pitch... great conditions

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

in the actual ice section

Solo climbing

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

Pops in front of Shoestring on a cold day

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

Soloing up on an early season bluebird day.

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

The gully

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

the crux ice section on Shoestring...

dad (ernie) in the rock chimney...

Gorgeous walls, and an alpine feel. Great route!

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

On the super THIN "WI3" topout of Shoestring.

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

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

Sarah on the easier finish to the left on Shoestring.

Pure joy of an alternative finish. Photo by AWinters

Up a fun little bulge Feb 23, 2020

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

The upper reaches of Shoestring Gully.

Early season solo, 11-17-19

Shoestring start

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

Whiteout up top

Solo climbing

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

View the gully

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

Top of the WI3 finish

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

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

Shoestring gully from the parking spot on rt 302