Early season solo, 11-17-19

All Locations > New Hampshire > NH Ice & Mixed > - Crawford Notc… > 5. Mt Webster -… > Shoestring Gully (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a WI2 M1-2 Easy Snow)

Early season solo, 11-17-19

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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.

Nearing the top

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Jamison Knowlton

Nov 18, 2019

“Early season solo, 11-17-19”

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Climbers above the main ice flow

Looking down an extremely fat version of the "WI3 finish," standing atop a really interesting parasol feature that is pretty atypical from what I gather.

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

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

Bill on Shoestring

The 12' boulder where you split off of the main hiking trail on the approach.

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

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

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

Snowy Shoestring

Shoestring from the road<br>

Solo climbing

Sarahs first multipitch ice.

3rd pitch (i think)

The gully

top of 3rd pitch (i think)

Solo climbing

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

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

Pops in front of Shoestring on a cold day

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

Pure joy of an alternative finish. Photo by AWinters

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

On the super THIN "WI3" topout of Shoestring.

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

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

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

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

in the actual ice section

Gorgeous walls, and an alpine feel. Great route!

Sarah on the easier finish to the left on Shoestring.

the crux ice section on Shoestring...

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

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

View the gully

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.

Early season solo, 11-17-19

Nearing the top

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

Adam the Emerger

1st pitch... great conditions

Soloing up on an early season bluebird day.

dad (ernie) in the rock chimney...

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

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

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

Shoestring, upper gully detail<br>
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Ian coming up the WI3 Finish

The upper reaches of Shoestring Gully.

Up a fun little bulge Feb 23, 2020

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

Approaching the constriction bulge.

Top of the WI3 finish

What are Shoestrings without the right pair of shoes?

Shoestring start

Whiteout up top

Shoestring gully from the parking spot on rt 302

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