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Night N' Gale

Name: Night N' Gale
Rating: 3.8

WI4

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	Bridge River Buttress T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Gift, The WI5
	Night N' Gale WI4
	Shriek of the Sheep WI5
	Capricorn WI5

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Type:	Ice, 500 ft (152 m), 4 pitches, Grade III
FA:	Terry Erickson, Randy Stevens & Colin Zacharias, January 15, 1984
Page Views:	273 total · 10/month
Shared By:	Luka Bogdanovic on Feb 14, 2023
Admins:	Mark Roberts, Kate Lynn, Braden Batsford, Mauricio Herrera Cuadra Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

A Bridge River classic, easily visible from the road, Night N' Gale climbs a major north facing gully. The route forms consistently, and stays in longer than most.

Climb up a couple of pitches of WI2-3 approach ice, then slog up the gully for a lot longer than you think, passing a 40 meter pitch of WI3 on the left side of the gully aiming for the obvious major flow and highlight of the route ahead.

Climb two tiers of ice on the money pitches, one WI4 pitch that can be steeper on the left or easier on the right, following by an undulating WI3 pitch to the top. Rappel off of bolts on the left or some shrubs.

Two 70m rappels will get you back to the base of the flows, then descend and downclimb/rappel the way you came as needed.

Location

Park at 49km from Lillooet on Hwy 40 at the obvious parking lot. Ford the river where it's easiest, then go up the obvious gully until you hit the approach ice.