Ice Bouldering

Ice Bouldering

Several things illustrated here about how NOT to do ice climbing! Photo by rasgoat.
nartreb
on Jan 17, 2007 1:52 am
Image ID: 261472

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climbhighnow

climbhighnow - Jan 19, 2007 2:26 am - Hasn't voted

gnarly!

damn! kudos to you. i can count three 1. no helmet 2. timberlands 3. axes
more power to ya though. where is this ??

nartreb

nartreb - Jan 19, 2007 2:49 am - Hasn't voted

Re: gnarly!

A nameless, totally insignificant clifflet near Avalanche Lake Lean-to in the Adirondacks (at the base of a wooded peak marked on my map as TR MTN). The route name ("Nameless Direct") is something I just made up. We were just fooling around, went up a few feet and then downclimbed. No tree-grabbing though.
4. only one leash, no grips
5. down jacket way too warm for exertion like this
6. crampons not sharpened in three years
7. No previous experience or training
8. No idea what's under the snow at the landing
and oh yeah
9. NO ROPE OR PROTECTION OF ANY KIND

climbhighnow

climbhighnow - Jan 19, 2007 2:27 am - Hasn't voted

ps

did ya grab the tree??

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