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The rock step full of fat ice on July 1st 2022
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July 2022, the "rock chimney" pitch was completely filled in with water ice at WI3-. Awesome! Trip report on Spokalpine.com
Closer up view of the route. The snow slope(hourglass) leading up to the buttress and both the right and left hand variations starting at the base of this buttress at 11,500ft are visible.
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kmfoerster
Jul 19, 2022
“The rock step full of fat ice on July 1st 2022”  

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