[MCR] Jasper ice

Subject: [MCR] Jasper ice
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:27:01 -0700
Here's  a bit of an update from the last few days doing some ice around Jasper.
Dec 3rd -Tangle Falls good climbing, gets the sun for these colder days. Good beginner training area. The small falls to the right look good as well. Dec 4th. Edge of the World. Filled in quite a bit this week. Upper pitch has some good variations, lower pitch is a bit wet on the right but good pro (easy 3). Large block above the lower pitch uses a pin and a thread to build anchor to rap to the bottom. This may be iced up enough in the next week or so to build an ice anchor on top. Dec 4pm climbed BS canyon. The one main short grade 2-3 pitch takes good pro to protect stepping over the toilet bowl feature formed behind the lower part of the pitch. A bit wet in places but building fast.
Both of the last 2 climbs  have improved considerably over this last week.
Peter.

Peter Amann
Mountain Guiding
Box 1495, Jasper AB, T0E 1E0
www.incentre.net/pamann
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