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Local Celebrities

WI4, Ice, 300 ft (91 m), 3 pitches,  Avg: 4 from 1 vote
FA: William Ferguson, Wojtek Pagacz, Feb 2012
International > N America > Canada > Newfoundland &… > Newfoundland > Central / North… > Rattling Brook (Ice)

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This ice climb is actually adjacent to the main falls and runs up the steeper cliff to the left. It has a lower volume of water flow and freezes up quicker.

P1. (WI4) 100' of vertical climbing takes you to a good belay ledge where you will likely be able to stand up.

P2 (WI3) The next 100' goes up a series of shorter vertical ledges.

P3 (WI3) The final 100' is similar to the second pitch and eventualy takes you to the trees. From here you can either rap back down or continue on up through the trees (Still on ice but easy) to the very top of the hill and find a way to way back down through the woods.

From Wojtek Pagacz:

"I believe William Ferguson and I (Wojtek Pagacz) may have the first ascent, Feb 2012.  We called it "Local Celebrities" because CBC news showed up and put us on tv.  Also "the whole" town watched us climb from the bridge."

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First known ascent. February 2012.
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[Hide Comment] I made what I believe was the first ascent of this route in 1999 with Karin Bates and Casey Shaw.
The now deceased Newfoundland bush pilot Rick Adams suggested that we climb it as he had seen it from the air.
I’ll post a few photos of the FA Sep 7, 2022