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| Type: | Ice, 230 ft (70 m), 2 pitches |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 2,485 total · 13/month |
| Shared By: | J. Albers on Feb 12, 2010 · Updates |
| Admins: | Aron Quiter, Euan Cameron, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Description
Also known as Plumb Line. As the name implies it's the middle route on the wall. This is usually the first route to come in on the Main Wall.
Climb 40 to 50 feet to a stance. From here follow steeper ice up, pulling a bulge or two, to arrive at a bolted anchor on a ledge at about 40m. This anchor is sometimes covered with ice. Now step right and climb up, then move back left up a cool ramp, arrive at an anchor on top in about 30m.
(Note: the text above was an 'update' from a user, but I'm not so sure it adds much of value because it is after all ice, and will therefore form differently every year. Not every route needs an elegant description. To make a long story short, hike up to obvious main falls, find the obvious fat line, and climb it.)
Location
Follow the directions given to the Main Falls area (between the currently iceless Bard-Harrington Wall and Chouinards Wall).
Protection
If you climb the center routes with fat ice, you should be able to sink as big a screw as you want. There two bolts with chains on a boulder at the top of the ice (maybe 15 feet back from the edge). You can climb the route as one pitch using a 70m rope (rappel with 2 70m ropes). Without 70m ropes, you can split it into two pitches.
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