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- Statistics:
- Date Hiked: April 8, 2006
- Miles Hiked: 2.0 (Estimate)
- Elevation Gain: 500' (Estimate)
- Hiking Partner(s): Doug Shaw,
Wes Go, Brian Kooeinga
- Routes: WI3-4 (6 Pitches)
- Description:
- This was a fairly miserable day of ice climbing due to extremely cold
temperatures. I must have gotten the screaming barfies at least 3 or
4 times. Wes read -10 degrees at one point during the day.
Brian and I set up a top rope on the right curtain (which was simply a
large pillar) while Doug and Wes did one pitch up the main gully.
After a couple of runs on the large pillar that was fairly beat out, Brian
and I retreated to the bottom of the main gully to trade ropes with Wes
and Doug who set up another top rope. We made a few more runs here
and then returned to Denver.
- I didn't notice until later that evening, but the nose pads on my
glasses were cold enough to cause blisters on either side of the bridge of
my nose. My water froze, my licorice was solid, and I generally had
a less than pleasant day. Not surprisingly, we were the only ones at
the falls on this particular day. I didn't take any photos because I
was usually too cold. I'm not sure my camera would have worked
anyway.
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