Heading up the Wickiup

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Heading up the Wickiup

Heading up the Wickiup

Mike C about to hit the steeper parts of the ridge up the Wickiup | 25 May 2014
Sarah Simon
on Jun 17, 2014 5:58 pm
Image Type(s): Hiking
Image ID: 901071

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Noondueler

Noondueler - Jun 17, 2014 11:30 pm - Voted 10/10

Looks like traction

could be at a premium going up there.

Sarah Simon

Sarah Simon - Jun 18, 2014 2:41 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Looks like traction

Windsor,

The conditions on this hill were so ridiculous that Mike and I laughed most of the day - as in "This is friggin' insane, why are we doing this?". Honestly, two ice tools and some crampons would have been nice on this pretty little dirt heap. ;)

Sarah

reboyles

reboyles - Jun 18, 2014 3:54 pm - Voted 10/10

Badlands

That reminds me of a climb my son and I did in the Badlands of South Dakota. We had to find sticks to use like ice axes to top out on one of those compressed piles of dirt. We even coined a term for stuff like this: "technical dirt climbing". Is that a D2 or D3? :-)

bob

Sarah Simon

Sarah Simon - Jun 20, 2014 1:38 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Badlands

I LOVE the technical dirt climbing ratings! I've ascended peaks with short sections of steep dirt, but never before the Wickiup had I spent an entire ascent on the crap. It was unreal. Everything seemed to give way under our feet and hands! And, yes, we used a stick and a trekking pole for added traction.

Sarah

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