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Enter Flanders by the most obvious route (logging roads). Follow these roads to a large clearing on your left with a stream at the bottom. You should be able to see the top of champagne sherbert on the east (left) wall of Flanders from here (although it may not be recognizable). The road/trail will narrow and get much more bushy if you go too far beyond this point. Cross the meadow and stream following the path of least resistance. There appears to be a trail that gets some degree of maintenance but it's not very obvious in deep snow. If you can identify it you'll see it angling forward and left relative to the logging road, makes something like a 60 degree angle with the road. Will wind its way through the woods straight to the champagne sherbert drainage near the base of the route.
Screws. Double ropes and slings to rap the route from trees.
We needed flotation for the approach and belay stance, and used skis to good effect. Lately access seems to have gotten easier though so if you don't have flotation don't be deterred necessarily, particularly before the Jan 1st road closure when snow totals are lower and traffic is higher. Just be aware if you do have skis that the terrain is very amenable to it (not too bushy or steep).
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Story, WY
There is a few tree anchors to choose from. On the right after the bulge pull above the WI2 slab, there are two twin trees with tat and rap gear. Out left on the other side of the flow there is another tree with tat. From either of these trees, rap with two 60m cords to get to the base. Alternatively, continue up another 30ft of ice over another bulge to a high anchor on a big tree. Although we didn't use that anchor, it seems like you could reasonably rappel from there with TWO 70m ropes. 2x 60m ropes WILL NOT GET YOU DOWN FROM THE HIGH ANCHOR.
Go climb this thing! Nov 21, 2020
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