Type: | Ice, 120 ft (36 m) |
FA: | probably Kennedy and Dawson |
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Shared By: | Kevin Gillest on Jan 20, 2011 |
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Access Issue: 2020 and on access issues
Details
Per Michael Schneiter: it's worth noting that access to climbs in Glenwood Canyon is difficult to impossible currently. Following this summer's Grizzly Creek fire the exits and rest areas for Grizzly Creek, Shoshone and Hanging Lake have been and remain closed. The bike path is also closed. That leaves climbers with no great option for parking and climbing Hidden Falls, Glenwood Falls and the others. There may be some workarounds, but they aren't easy.
Description
The right side of the curtain provides a steeper start the day we climbed. The ice was thin on the right unless you stayed on the steeper line.
The most obvious or easiest line follows starts on the left-hand side and traverses to the right. There is potential for a steeper finish on the left side near the rock.
No doubt there is room left of the ice for some new mixed climbing
Also 30 year old Budweiser beer can found up near the 4th pitch, maybe from FA party?
The most obvious or easiest line follows starts on the left-hand side and traverses to the right. There is potential for a steeper finish on the left side near the rock.
No doubt there is room left of the ice for some new mixed climbing
Also 30 year old Budweiser beer can found up near the 4th pitch, maybe from FA party?
Location
Follow directions for Hidden Falls. Climb the right side or 1st pitch of Hidden Falls. Instead of traversing left to the upper or 2nd pitch, take snow gully up into trees. Follow cliff band around right until ice is in view, maybe 200 meters from the top of the snow gully.
Protection
An assortment of ice screws.
Anchors: at the top, after you climb under the huge tree, there is an old anchor on tree (left-side). The anchor consisted of 1 inch blue webbing, old 11mm rope, and a single rappel ring (aluminum). My guess is this is from Kennedy and Dawson 30 years ago. The rappel ring has almost no wear, it appears rappelled upon very few times.
Anchors: at the top, after you climb under the huge tree, there is an old anchor on tree (left-side). The anchor consisted of 1 inch blue webbing, old 11mm rope, and a single rappel ring (aluminum). My guess is this is from Kennedy and Dawson 30 years ago. The rappel ring has almost no wear, it appears rappelled upon very few times.
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