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Show i sis -— sl — y Nm Wasatch Canyon Reporter ~ esti ICE FROZEN IN THE NIGHT by Creighton — ™ Nant weg 8 5 sgt ALONG THE WASATCH sure and recreation and a good endorphin buzz will lead many on an adventurous quest. Their _treacherous playgrounds are high up on the frozen icicles, Se cml a, angen” ca capa aati Te | aoa net ant eape “ Bd we. — dela fe gt nae , — he pursuit of plea- drips, mixed rock and ice, or waterfalls. Now that ole winter and its plummeting mercury has arrived along the pears ra . ——— ed some formations haven’t formed since the early drought of 1987-88 season. Notably the newly named Triple X flows, just east of the Y couloir in Little Cottonwood Canyon. This is a grouping of 3 tongues, all Wasatch _ Class III with a few class IV moves, bulgy sections up to 80 degrees. A reported first ice climbers are plotting new icy ascents This winter’s ice has a quick cold snap in early November Widmer, of the Alta Peruvian allowed a few to find plea- Lodge. Hully Gully was originally climbed in the 1988-89 season by Jarred Higgins and Creighton Hart, the second pitch was later climbed by Dan Frankel and Hart that fashion, sure for a couple days only to have the near spring temps in early December melt the thin Same season. aclimb was for beta info the Alta boys cat crew. — solid traffic on the ever classic Great White Icicle The best in they get covered in deep years. In Little Cottonwood a remote climb known classics; Nasal Drip, The Fang, be found at the powerhouse pullout on any given day. few. The largest collection of days of climbing should not years as With Canyon.A slew of cars can be forgotten are Mecca. burner, Post to name the area, park far away, ened by the quick- intermediate space. of climbers. today’s storm mountain/S curve area during the melt freeze cycles. — Possibly the open-mind-| edness of city 7 If hordes and falling chunks are not your cup of. tea then other jaunts along the Wasatch fault can be found in a variety of locals. Notable climbs of ing nature are to be the Scruffy Bands, blinking signs.. The Bee Wall in the challengfound at near the Bumble Storm TPOWDER BEACH REALTY Residential Sales Vacation Rentals Pltcas enitornl 3 Property Management Snowbird/Alta — “Park City Solitude/Brighton Deer Valley Wolf Mountain Sait Lake Valley (801) 944-9444 AAA Fern Baird © eos Broker Page 12 ame ke a the resort. _Provo Canyon is soon to be the home of the Second a two day weekend event with such dignitaries as Jeff Lowe of Colorado and Kitty Calhoun Grissom of Salt Lake City. To be offered at. this event will be instructional techniques, lectures, slide shows, equipment rentals and of course quality ice climbing. A_ special treat is a class designed especially for the This powerful weekend will be held over the January 20-21, locals and department and _ climbers access to.ice climb-_ Sundance Annual Wasatch Ice Festival, water There politicians established the Ouray Ice Park in the Box Canyon area thus granting Falls can be found up the the officials, the climbing community and the Access Fund can establish an ice climbing park at the mouth of Big Cottonwood similar to the one established by the community of Ouray along the Provo canyon road. Additional climbs at Stewarts from 50 to 60 foot playthings. | Occasionally other short routes form in the the Bridal Vale Falls pullout road and. head up the north facing slope across from dogwood pullout, for some classic ice is usually accessed from women ice enthusiasts. r a Colorado. in lean snow ice 7 to 8 1980 Grateful Dead routes of ice can bee found in the Provo Canyon region. Utah’s pitch concert attempted yet not completed. These or friends been bullhorned by the canyon mounties to come on down. Supposedly this is _ the territory of the Salt Lake City h20 department and not fair game for the fun loving tax paying citizen. Scout out However the best collection Stairway to Heaven a First ascents of this classic in the mid 60’s by Ted Wilson and Rick Reece in the early after a song from the third pitch, a vertical column of mixed rock and ice has been _ lars. More than once have I season... This climb was named after a song from the 1980 Grateful Dead concert in Amsterdam. named Amsterdam. plus some free hanging pil- Hully Gully was originally climbed in the 1988-89 This | Mountain picnic area forms up in differing aspects during conditions like _ these. adjacent to the coal pit gulch in. Little |= Cottonwood ascent this year to the middle ~ X and a third ascent of Hully Gully the western most flow has been done by Tim and unique to be repeated, contact some of or Lorren at the Elsewhere has been seen that Front, the collective minds of formed up in an interesting esi eigen as A Cold Day In Hell has yet ice. Recently the inversionistic conditions and cold plus thin snow coverage has creat- Hart © ing until 2007. This project might be something some couch surfing ice bum to peruse, thus establishing the © Big Cottonwood Ice Park. For those interested another Ice Festival will be held Jan 12-14 1996. Contact local mountaineering shops of call the Ouray Chamber of Commerce. If you are still hungry for more, Climbs can be found in a variety of unusual locals. An interesting red wall of ice has been known to form on the road leading into the Diamond Fork hot springs, that was named Eyes of An Italian, by the first ascent 1996 in Provo canyon. For more information team of Creighton Hart and Maureen Morris. This mod- contact Exum Mountain Adventures at 944-5493. erate route is 60 feet of red Big Cottonwood has a few climbs of mention. The aqueduct area, low in the canyon has slipovers and drips that offer a quick approach and a number of sport like climbs, ice, 2-3 miles off Highway 6. A nice soak in the hot tubs is a good finish to the day. In desire of more red rocks, blue skies and ice then head down Highway 6 toward price and another icicle hangs about 30 feet off the Continued on page 15 |
