Ice - SRU

<p>**Did a wee bit of saw work on the approach to avoid a limbo move. **Ice is a big tube and as you reach the top you can see down into the tube through a couple holes. Quite a cavern in there. **Front of the tube is wet and building outwards but needs to thicken a bit. **Despite the tube being thinner as you get higher, thicker ice can be had to the sides, even taking 16's in spots. Some mushroomy climbing down low, delicate thin ice far left. **The climb does not yet extend as far left or right, over the rock as it typically bulks out to do. **Bolted anchor on the right is good although I understand there is only a single bolt on the left. A second bolt would be handy for the left side. **As you step up the narrow slope from the belay, watch for a hole where you want to put your left foot. There is a hole so keep right. To help maybe heal the hole we tried sticking chunks of ice into it so splashing water might freeze it up. No idea if it will work because I'm a climber, not a farmer. Try to not be a swimmer even if its only ankle deep.</p>

Weather Report

<p>Despite some breaks in the cloud and patches of blue sky, it remained mostly cloudy. Temps were -11c leaving the car and -10c on the return mid afternoon. Very light snow on the approach but no snow most of the day. The steep walls each side of the canyon were shedding small spindrift powder couds throughout the FYI you gain nearly 200m on the approach.</p>

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Cold.