Sunday, February 17, 2008

Ice Climbing on the Duffey Lake Road

I finally went ice climbing near Vancouver!

Don, Stan (a couple of North Shore Rescue colleagues) and I headed up saturday morning. We were planning on heading out friday night, but an accident on the Sea to Sky highway had shut it down for most of the night.

So, we headed up saturday morning, did a day of skiing at Blackcomb, then camped that night along the Duffey Lake road.

Next morning, we climbed on "The Rambles" - a great grade 2/3 climb a short distance above the road.

Don leading the first pitch

Stan following the first pitch - he then lead the second pitch.

Me rappelling the first pitch.

It was a great climb in a great location, and a great opportunity to get the tools on the ice again.