Early Access
| Type: | Trad, TR, Ice, 60 ft (18 m) |
| GPS: | 44.25022, -73.87088 |
| FA: | ACB(?) Nick Budka March 9 2025 |
| Page Views: | 112 total · 6/month |
| Shared By: | Nick Budka on Mar 9, 2025 |
| Admins: | Morgan Patterson, Kevin MudRat MacKenzie, Jim Lawyer |
Description
No clue if this has been led before, brief survey suggested no but I find that hard to believe at such a popular spot, surely someone has messed around on it on the sharp end. A very rare forming and easy to knock off 20’ tall pillar/hanger on the far right side of the harlot flow, look for the crampon scuffs on the slightly overhanging rock wall. Unprotectable until past the crux, very fragile. Step up to the base and tap the tip of your extremely sharp tool into the ice, and scratch a crampon onto the icicle. Steady yourself, lock off, pucker up, rinse and repeat until the ice is solid enough to get some protection in. Then as quickly as it starts, it’s over. Continue up wi3+ steps to trees above. If you top rope it and break it off, don’t feel bad, it isn’t the sickest line ever, but it is fun to dry tool up the wall and pull the overhanging ice. I don’t know how to grade such strenuous and short climbs. Solid wi6 difficulty packed into 20’ of unprotectable lowball climbing, so wi5+? Wi6-? Idk, hard and fragile, but very short and only a little dangerous.



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