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- Statistics:
- Date Hiked: February 19, 2011
- Miles Hiked: 0.6 (Estimate)
- Elevation Gain: 300' (Estimate)
- Hiking Partner(s): John
Balciar, Brian Kooienga, and Jeff Shafer
- Routes: WI3-4
- Description:
- John, Jeff, and I left Highlands Ranch (CO) around 4:30 am and picked
Brian up at his condo in Silverthorne (CO) around 5:45 am. The
drive went smoothly with no weather and we were hiking up to the
Pumphouse Falls just as the sun was rising. Brian, Jeff, and I
each got several leads in throughout the morning while John top-roped as
this was only his second time ever ice climbing. The flow was wet
down the center, but both sides were generally dry. Brian and I
each led the pitch 4 times with one of them being a sport lead.
Jeff had to one up us and got five trad leads in. :-) I lost
my leashes a while back and was climbing leashless. We had a great
day with warm temperatures and good ice climbing. Since we arrived
relatively early, we also left earlier in order to beat any ski traffic.
Brian offered up a beer from his selection back at the condo and then we
headed home so I could watch my daughter play basketball.
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