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Routes in Loch Vale Gorge
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Brown Smear? T WI5- R |
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Crystal Meth Left T,TR WI3 M3 PG13 |
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Free Strike Zone T WI5 M7+ |
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Hydrogen Bondage M6-7 R |
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Icy Chim T M5-6 R |
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L of Lochluster T WI4 M4 |
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Loch Ness Monster (AKA Crystal Meth) T WI4+ |
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Lochluster T WI3 |
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M5? hand crack T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a WI4+ M5 R |
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Mixed Emotions T,TR WI5- M5 |
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Mixed Left of Mo Flo (aka "Big Girl Pants") T WI4- M5 R |
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Mo' Flo' Than Go T WI3 |
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Pointlessness T M7 |
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R of Lochluster TR WI4- |
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Replicant (unnamed) TR M6 |
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Rock & Ice (aka Lumberjack) T WI5+ M6+ R |
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Rock, Wood, Ice T WI5- R |
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| Type: | Trad, Ice |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 4,478 total · 20/month |
| Shared By: | Leo Paik on Jan 5, 2006 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Description
This is a moderate line that can be led on the R side of the Loch Vale Gorge area. It can be used to set up TR's for the thin climbs to the R. Inviting, but often thin, this frequently packs more of a mental punch than you might expect for a WI3. In fat conditions, it may be WI2+.
Previously, I had incorrectly labelled a line to the L as Lochluster; however, closer reading of the topo of Gillett's excellent guide suggests this is the line.
Find this line as the most moderate of the far R side of the cliff with a clearly-less-than-vertical ramp going up to a protuberant rock block. Dig out snow to find where the ice exists on this line. Be gentle with the ice as often it is quite thin here. Find fatter ice for screws and gain a stance below the final corner. Ice often peters out here. Move R onto a ledge and traverse R to a 2 bolt anchor. Rappel. 60ft.
Previously, I had incorrectly labelled a line to the L as Lochluster; however, closer reading of the topo of Gillett's excellent guide suggests this is the line.
Find this line as the most moderate of the far R side of the cliff with a clearly-less-than-vertical ramp going up to a protuberant rock block. Dig out snow to find where the ice exists on this line. Be gentle with the ice as often it is quite thin here. Find fatter ice for screws and gain a stance below the final corner. Ice often peters out here. Move R onto a ledge and traverse R to a 2 bolt anchor. Rappel. 60ft.
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