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The Theft Ice Climb

vincent.lapointe.dSouth Chilcotin
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Quick report

Weather
warm, wet, cloudy
Climb Name
The Theft (Bridge River)
Ice Quality
terrible
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionTemp
Retreated From Climb Because Of
poorIceConditions, warmingSolarRadiation

Near miss at the base of The Theft ice climb in Bridge River. A size 3 wet loose overshot our party of 3. Two members were at the base belaying and the slide dropped for approximately 30seconds as close as 10m away. 1 member got hit with a branch to the tush tush. Mistake was made by relying on word of mouth and visual inspection of what seemed like a conservative, no overhead hazard route (thick trees with no visible snow slope above). In hinsight, we should have also reviewed the topo for the overhead which is quite steep.