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Routes in Tahquitz Ice & Surrounding Flows
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50 Meter Smear AKA The Secret Flow! WI2 M1-2 |
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Altar Chimney Ice WI3- M3 |
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Altar of Algoot Ice Routes WI3 M1-2 |
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Amphitheater Chandelier Megaflow WI5-6 |
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El Wampo Ice WI3 M3+ |
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Hinterland Ice WI3+ M3-4 |
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Ice Gate, The WI2 M2-3 Steep Snow |
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Indian Buttress Chimney Ice WI3 M3 |
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Larks Ice, The WI3+ |
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North East Butress Ice WI3 M3+ |
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North East Farce Ice WI3 M3 |
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North Gully Descent Chimney WI2 |
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Northwest Recess Flows WI2-3 M2-3 |
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Trough Ice, The WI3- M3- |
| Type: | Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine, 1000 ft (303 m), 5 pitches, Grade III |
| GPS: | 33.76069, -116.67898 |
| FA: | Unkown |
| Page Views: | 1,295 total · 15/month |
| Shared By: | Joshua Reinig on Dec 11, 2018 |
| Admins: | C Miller, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
Description
The Ice Gate is an amazing introduction to moderate alpine climbing with a very remote back country feel. At 1000 feet in length it start out with a really fun 200’ tall WI flow that climbs really good. This is followed by 500+ feet of wonderful variable alpine ice in a ever narrowing rock chute up to 60 degrees. At the chutes end easy escapes are possible out left, instead continue to exposed perch out mixed climbing to climbers right. From here continue up and right traversing it out exposed mixed terrain until it is possible to gain easy escape chute 200 feet to climbers 2 o’clock, SW.
Location
To find The Ice Gate first watch for favorable conditions. Wonder clear up to the base of the Altar Buttress. Continue up and left into the Altar Couloir and the Ice Gate will be formed to your immediate left running up and between the Omega and Trinity Tower.
Descend either snow field below fire lookout
(more involved) or descend the Altar Couloir (more technical). The Altar Couloir is also a good romp in itself in the right conditions!
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