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Coastal Ice

Postby Chuck Sutton » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:53 pm

The Bay of Fundy coastal ice is fattening up. After enduring a long drive of Seb and Roger squabbling in the back seat, we made it to a favourite little nook of ours on the Bay. Here are some photos...
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Seb on an unnamed route.
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Roger on the same route.
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby chameleon » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:55 am

Well it's no Woodside Ice Tower, but I guess it looks alright. 8)

Ha! If there's room in the *front seat* next time, I'd like to join you guys on an upcoming session.

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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby Simon » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:56 am

I would like to go next time but where exactly is that great spot?
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby chossmonkey » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:38 pm

Wow, that ice looks great!!!
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby granite_grrl » Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:51 am

Yeah, the ice does look like a lot of fun.

Nathan, you rethinking bringing some ice gear on this latest trip to NS? :P
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby Eager » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:21 pm

Looks like Halls Right?

Not sure but this may be the same spot
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby Chuck Sutton » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:33 pm

No, not Halls Right. There are three pretty big routes down by Old Baxter Mill Rd. It is the right most line. The two on the left are to be bolted shortly.
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby chossmonkey » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:01 pm

What kind of rock is that?

It looks like those should make some pretty sweet mixed routes.
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby Nette » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:49 pm

pretty sure the whole north mountain is Basalt, there's some limestone but it's not very thick
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby Zamboni » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:34 pm

Bolted? To ice climb? That rock is to brittle to rock climb.
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby Nette » Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:05 pm

For sure, the Basalt doesn't get solid enough to bolt until you see the columnar formations typical of Trout cove and Sandy cove.
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby Fred » Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:19 am

Have you guys ever been to Pont Rouge? Makes this stuff look like granite.
I want to go to hell... there's probably lots of rock to climb there.
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby chossmonkey » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:17 pm

Fred wrote:Have you guys ever been to Pont Rouge? Makes this stuff look like granite.



No doubt. PR is like vertical kitty litter held together with frost. Long bolts are key. Its actually best to put in long glue-ins in the warm season if possible. Long mechanical bolts scan still work wonders in complete choss as long as it freezes together.


It looks like there would be some rad mixed lines there! Man I wish I would have brought my gear with, I'd be all over that stuff.
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Re: Coastal Ice

Postby jeremy » Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:18 pm

Exploring that coast line should be like christmas morning for any new developer. I took my ATV down past those lines chuck is talking about and there is tones more beyond. The problem is access. I recommend ATV and watching the tides very closely.
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