Cheakamus Approach and Snow
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Cheakamus Approach and Snow
On Tuesday, April 7th, we went to Cheakamus with the intention of climbing at the Circus Wall, but the conditions were not as we expected. We had to park at the highway because of snow on the road leading up to the new parking lot. The walk up the road was tricky because the snow was quite deep in places; sometimes frozen, sometimes not. We were punching through to our knees at times.
By the time we got to the Forgotten Wall, we abandoned our plan to continue, although there were some tracks in the snow leading in the direction of the main area. We climbed on the Forgotten Wall, but due to the snowpack on top of the cliff, most of the routes were seeping in one place or another. The only "plus" was that the base of the wall was pretty much snow-free to about 10 feet back. Routes we found dry: Sudden Impact, Filth Infatuated, both 5.13s, Mike's Link and the Incredible Journey.
If you go, be ready for some snow hiking and post an update so we all know what to expect!
By the time we got to the Forgotten Wall, we abandoned our plan to continue, although there were some tracks in the snow leading in the direction of the main area. We climbed on the Forgotten Wall, but due to the snowpack on top of the cliff, most of the routes were seeping in one place or another. The only "plus" was that the base of the wall was pretty much snow-free to about 10 feet back. Routes we found dry: Sudden Impact, Filth Infatuated, both 5.13s, Mike's Link and the Incredible Journey.
If you go, be ready for some snow hiking and post an update so we all know what to expect!
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We are thinking of heading up to Cheakamus tomorrow as the long weekend weather is looking a bit wet. How has the rain been in the area lately? Will there be a few routes on Forgotten Wall and The Circus which are dry? Is the road up to the upper parking area still pretty rough? Thanks for any info...
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