Bridge River Canyon/Lillooet - Shriek of the Sheep + others 2/21/2008
Trip: Bridge River Canyon/Lillooet - Shriek of the Sheep + others
Date: 2/21/2008
Trip Report:[TR] Lillooet on February 21-23rd 2008
Jens, Scott, and I blasted off for Lillooet at 1:30 am Thursday morning. There’s still ice there.
Jens dances up delicate ice lenses on the start of the 3rd and final pitch of Shriek of the Sheep (Bridge River Canyon). A recent party had climbed half way up pitch 2 before apparently v-threading off (thanks for the approach steps), leaving the upper part of pitch 2 and the spicy 3rd pitch spectacular virgin territory for our happy band
Day 1
The author on Oregon Jack. The canine greeters in the parking area are friendly
Jens on a new mixed line, Marble Canyon
Punching it
Shaking out
Jens on the Deeping
More Deeping
Grabbing a screw on the Deeping
The Deeping Wall, top to bottom
Day 2
Scott slums it across the Bridge River in trash bags…
…while a more well appointed gentleman saunters across in proper hip waders
Yet another stupid macro of leaves n’ shit: Hoar on grass, Bridge River Canyon
The author on pitch 2 of Shriek of the Sheep. I chose what turned out to be a really beautiful line on excellent ice to the right of the previous party’s trail
Jens traverses to the vertical prow on pitch 3. The upper route was so hollow that we could feel his tool strikes through our boots a full rope length away
The next victim in line watches the send
Scott raps down pitch 2
Day 3
Scott on Jolly Rancher (Marble Canyon). After warming up on Icy BC, we climbed this and Waite for Spring before heading home. A UCBC van load made for a busy day at the crag.
Approach Notes:The Bridge River is mid calf deep
