Devil's Punchbowl, IV, WI 4

Devil's Punchbowl, IV, WI 4

Devil’s Punchbowl/40m- Eventually you come to a short waterfall step ahead and to the right as the canyon narrows (two odd bird nests in the canyon wall on your right- photos on Beowulf’s page). To your left is a 60m tall waterfall of WI 4 broken up by a few steps. This is the finish of Beowulf. Continue beyond this ice up the short step to the right and trudge up canyon for approximately 20-30 minutes until the canyon walls give way to a broad open fork. Take the left fork and hike 10 minutes through possibly deep snow to two perpendicular ice curtains. The curtain on the left is WI 2 and the one on the right is more WI 4. I chose a decent line up the mid section of the right curtain at WI 4. It is separated by one rest and then nice and steep for the finish. Once you crest the curtain, the ice can be somewhat questionable. I proceeded up the hill to a small tree and belayed the 2nd from there. Devil's Punchbowl, IV, WI 4, North Ghost, Canadian Rockies, March, 2007
Dow Williams
on Apr 23, 2007 5:04 pm
Image Type(s): Ice Climbing
Image ID: 287703

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