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The Main Vein 

WI4 PG13

   

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Type: Ice, Alpine
Consensus: WI4-5 [details]
Length: 5 pitches, 900 feet, Grade III
Season: winter
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Submitted By: jon jugenheimer on Jun 20, 2007


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jon leading the seconed pitch, WI4-


Description 

This is another classic long linkup of vertical ice sections winding its way up the south facing side of the valley.


Location 

get the guidebook, it lists the mileage from certain geographical markers, but, park east of the campground and walk straight north to the base of the route


Protection 

ice screws all the way with v threads all the way down, please use existing when possible.



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the reason behind the name. some geology on the left and some hydrology on the right....

the reason behind the name. some geology on the l...

1st pitch in "fun" conditions.

1st pitch in "fun" conditions.

Just getting past the first good piece of gear.

Just getting past the first good piece of gear.

Last pitch......the best climbing was straight up above me.....<br />Classic, yea I'd say so...

Last pitch......the best climbing was straight up ...


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By Jim Amidon
Nov 30, 2007
rating: WI5

Dunno when this was posted about this route, but I thought there was a different post. If you climb the seldom formed first pitch it's easily WI5, you decide, but shimmying your hands up the backside of an icicle with 50' of a slab below you with no reliable gear isn't WI4.

Check out the pictures....and it's easily a 5 star classic.