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Grace Falls
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Routes in Notchtop & vicinity
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Grace Falls T WI4 |
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Hot Doggie T WI5 |
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New Beginnings T WI5- M6 |
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North Face (which actually faces NE) T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI3 Easy Snow |
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| Type: | Trad, Ice, Alpine, 100 ft (30 m) |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 5,417 total · 21/month |
| Shared By: | Leo Paik on Feb 9, 2002 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Description
This is a classic 100 foot ice flow below Notchtop. I've heard that this flow can be twice as wide as it is tall. There is a ![]()
Grace Falls in FAT conditions.... where it is even wider. It can also be anemic, perhaps more so in early to mid-winter. Avalanche conditions can exist.
Park at Bear Lake. Hike toward Lake Helene/Notchtop. Go past and right of Lake Helene. This can be windscoured. Traverse right and down to exit.
Per Eli Helmuth: Grace Falls come into shape more in late winter/ early spring. March or April when there is more water flow over the falls seems to make the difference for Grace.
Park at Bear Lake. Hike toward Lake Helene/Notchtop. Go past and right of Lake Helene. This can be windscoured. Traverse right and down to exit.
Per Eli Helmuth: Grace Falls come into shape more in late winter/ early spring. March or April when there is more water flow over the falls seems to make the difference for Grace.
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