Pretty Nuts, II, WI 4

3rd Pitch- 200’- WI 4/ You can skip the more difficult pillar on the 2nd pitch if it is not in good shape and continue up the shallow rock corner straight above the belay for the first pitch. Either way, move into and cross a gully to the east, left to right, and circumvent ground into the next drainage east for the final pitch, a classic 60m WI 4 waterfall climb. Cross to the other side of the base of this ice and you will find a comfortable and well protected belay next to a rock wall on the right. The first curtain is steep, but not very long. It is separated from the main ice by a nice bench and then onto a full-on sustained WI 4 curtain finish. Again, a full rope stretch will reach a decent tree belay center and top of the ice for a two rope rappel. This last pitch was classic, thus we pulled the rope for two leads. Pretty Nuts, II, WI 4, Kicking Horse Canyon, Golden, BC, Canadian Rockies Ice, January, 2008