Ice Climbing Feb 1-2+3 Up in Upper State New York - in the Adirondaks

Friday Feb 1 - Jonathan starting Sisters Left in Hurricane force wind with stinging snow . Yes we were having a BLAST !!!!!!!!! Sisters Right - Jonathan did the first 1/2 and I did the upper 1/2.

Jonathan + I did Chounaird's Gully as the first climb of the day Sat. The route goes from the top of the snow triangle center botton of Picture up to the trees on the left Flow of ice. We did two pitches it's about 400 feet long. This was one of my first DAK's Ice routes I did way back in the early 90's with Sergio.

Crystal Ice tower @ Chaple Pond - Jonathan did the firat pitch just out of sight ..

Then I did the first ptch of White line Fever - from the top of the Flow above ( see pic below - route goes up groove heading a bit right above ice at center botton of Pic) It went up a tiny runnel of ice not real hard but very heady with very little protection. Super cool !!!

This is Pitch 2 of White line fever with Jonathan maybe 125 feet of the way up the 200 foot long thin runnel of ICE. Again like the last pitch very thin Pro and delicate climbing.

Steve on lead at Cascade pass Sunday AM ( DAY 3)