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The Golden Rule

Name: The Golden Rule
Rating: 4.0

WI2+ R

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	Gold Rush WI3 PG13
	Golden Rule, The WI2+ R
	Pyrite WI2+ X
	Sluicebox T WI3 M3+ R

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Type:	Ice, 800 ft (242 m), 4 pitches
FA:	January 2008, S. Maciejowski, A Pellett
Page Views:	984 total · 16/month
Shared By:	Seth Maciejowski on Mar 19, 2019
Admins:	Jay Knower, M Sprague, Lee Hansche, Jeffrey LeCours, Jonathan S, Robert Hall Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

The Golden Rule is "thou shalt not fall on ice". This route is an amazing line and, in my personal opinion, may be the best pure ice route at this grade in New England. Consistent runout WI2/2+ ice takes you from the lowest point on the face of NBC all the way to just below the summit in four long pitches. Unfortunately, it does not appear to be a regular former judging by subsequent years. If it's in, don't hesitate to do it.

Location

Starts more or less at the same spot on the cliff as the rock route October Sundae and takes a direct line up the face on thin ice for four pitches bypassing an overlap on the left on P2. Rap off small trees to get down.