Granny's Bolted Slab WI2-3
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| Type: | Sport, Ice, 1 pitch, 40 feet |
| Consensus: | WI2-3 [details] |
| FA: | Unkwown |
| Submitted By: | bradley white on Feb 22, 2013 |
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Description This bolted ice slab is a mystery because two days ago I don't think it was bolted. The rappel bolts are visible with only hangers. There are bolts on the left side of the iced part lower but today all the snow and ice was gone except for the top. Two days ago I almost soloed it but the middle was very thin. I haven't done it. Most is low angle and snow collects on it until the top fifteen feet. This would be a very mossy lichen dirty seepage rock route. Its finished?
Location Left side and the iced slab is closest to the bolted rock roots
Protection Bolts and I didn't pay attention to how many. There are bolts where needed definitely. Two rappel bolts with hangers.
| Comments on Granny's Bolted Slab |
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By bradley white
From: Rumney, N.H.
Feb 22, 2013
| It is Granny and she is butt ugly. She looks a lot better with snow and ice on her for a facial make over. I'm leaving this name to it. Got any more surprise comments Matt, I could reply to? Peace out |
By matthewWallace
From: plymouth, nh
Feb 25, 2013
| I have nothing for you at the moment Bradley :) |
By Ryan Barber
From: Rumney, NH
Feb 25, 2013
| Yep. It's definitely Granny's. funny it being bolted on the most mossy and dirty section of the whole cliff. I wonder if Jim anticipated its use as practice for low angle delicate winter technique as it gets a nice glassy coat when the conditions are right. |
By matthewWallace
From: plymouth, nh
Feb 26, 2013
| Shimmy bolted this route to provide an easy way to access to the top of the cliff. Making it easier to set up TR's on the routes to the right. Not sure if he had any winter intent for this route. |
By Ryan Barber
From: Rumney, NH
Mar 12, 2013
| Next time I see home around, maybe Ill flag him down and inquire. He bolted a few dirty bomb rock climbs around here which could be great winter practice. |
By Ryan Barber
From: Rumney, NH
Mar 22, 2013
| Jim said that it would be fine to practice veirglass and dry point slab technique in the winter on this one. There were at least a few days this season when it would have been worth a go and the bolts are perfectly placed along the little icy patches. Brad, I'm assuming the rating you posted is a trajectory? I haven't climbed it but I thought it might be maybe a half grade higher with a low M rating just because the ice is so thin. Maybe next year we could test the thing out together and get a better feel for the grade. |
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