TR: Late Ice Climbing Lillooet March 9,10/2013
Late Ice Climbing at Lillooet, March 9,10/2013
- Participants: Bala K, Hash G, Oudi C, Colin C, Werner (Organizer)
- 'Left at 6am on Saturday, had coffee at Starbucks-Squamish, ran into Jeff R.(Treasurer) and Peter G. at Gas Station at Pemberton - they went somewhere for skiing (They haven't discovered ice climbing yet :-)
- There was only ONE other car at the Rambles parking lot :-))))))))))))))))))
- Huffed and puffed up the steep approach to Rambles Center
- Met another BCMC group of 4 or 5?ice climbers with Dean P. as their leader - this guy is unstoppable :-)))
- Climbed all day on totally good ice all the way up to the 3rd pitch
- 'Felt very much like spring - on a lot of perfect and dry ice so late in the season!!!
- Stayed at the Retasket Lodge/Lillooet, 4 guys in one room for $25 each including tax and breakfast.
- Had dinner at the 'Gold Panner' - gave it 1star minus....the restaurant was almost empty but they would not serve us a second bowl of plain white rice - they claimed they were tooooo busy :-)))))))))...what were they smoking.
Next day/Sunday more climbing at the Rambles Center - felt like 'a day at the beach' - ideal conditions - great ice, no water running, straight sun shine after high noon, 2-3 degrees C. ...perfect ice climbing at the West Coast. So much better than at -20C at the Rockys....
-Had an 'economy dinner' at Mc Donalds/Pemberton and were back in Vancouver around 10.15pm.
- We were a great crew so typical for Vancouver: Hash the ice climber from Sri Lanka, Bala the ice man from South India, Oudi an ice climber from France-Algeria-Germany, Werner/Germay and Colin - I did not ask him but Colin, you seemed to be (the lonely?) Canadian???...are you??...I just loved that MIX!!!!
-Great 'Late Ice' - Great Climbing - Great Company!! Thank you guys for coming out and having a great trip which felt to me like ‘Ice Climbing on the Beach'.
-Werner
Bala from South India and Hash from Sri Lanka at the 3rd pitch/Rambles
Hash 'On Ice'
Oudi climbing 'in style'...3rd pitch Rambles
Rambles Center top tier on March 10,2013
Raping home - Rambles Center at 4pm still in the sunshine...
After a day at the 'Ice Beach' ...sorting gear while dreaming of a beer...