Wow, what is supposed to be an easy climb looked way harder with those conditions. Any cam or nut placements ? looks like it would be hard to protect with screws in most places due to the thin ice. So much water also... jeeze.
Yeah I only recall one anchor where Austen used a cam and two nuts, the rest he was able to build with just ice screws. It was thin and wet for sure, the usual route for the 5.5 finish was a literal waterfall which forced us to use the thin ice off to the left instead. Made it interesting!
Nice job, I hope to get on this later this season.
Headed back this year?
Wow, what is supposed to be an easy climb looked way harder with those conditions. Any cam or nut placements ? looks like it would be hard to protect with screws in most places due to the thin ice. So much water also... jeeze.
Yeah I only recall one anchor where Austen used a cam and two nuts, the rest he was able to build with just ice screws. It was thin and wet for sure, the usual route for the 5.5 finish was a literal waterfall which forced us to use the thin ice off to the left instead. Made it interesting!
@@nickhassan Thanks for the info Nick!
Would you solo this
this is not mixed climbing , that's swim climbing
thats like much Scottish winter climbing lol
"promo sm"