The Real Blue Creek WI4-5
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| Type: | Ice, 2 pitches, 460 feet, Grade II |
| Consensus: | WI5- [details] |
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| Season: | Nov-Mar |
| Submitted By: | john parsons on Feb 28, 2007 |
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The Real Blue Creek route.
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Description This "elusive" route as described by Jack Roberts in his guide is a great little route. The approach is relatively short --- only 45min. It can be done in two pitches with a 70m rope. P1 is WI3 and P2 is WI 4-5 ice. Great route....great fun. See the photos.
Location The Real Blue Creek route is down the drainage from the 2nd Old US Hwy 50 pullout (4.9 mi west from the US Hwy 50, CO Hwy 92 junction outside of Gunnison). Ski in below (west of) the Old US Hwy 50 road....just follow the drainage down.
Protection Rap in from the end of the drainage and climb out using ice screws.
JP on P2.
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Last pitch.
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Anchors for the last pitch.
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An alternative last pitch to the left.
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Dustin and the climb before it fell down.
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Dustin again.
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| Comments on The Real Blue Creek |
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By Vic
Feb 16, 2011
| To avoid any private land issues, it's possible to approach The Real Blue Creek by parking at mile marker 124, where the canyon narrows on US Hwy 50 (parking for the Curecanti Monster) Descend the steep hill and follow the creek towards Blue Mesa. It's about a 1.5 to 2 hours on snowshoes to get to the Real Blue Creek, and you pass some other little smears and stuff down there as well (perhaps the Yellow Fang?). The Real Blue Creek was looking fat as of yesterday! |
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