Ice Climbing --- 1/8/2018 --- Lick Brook

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Rob has a permit to climb at Lick Brook, so we set out to climb the entire gorge. It was very wet. And the upper falls were a jumbled mess. Couldn't get a solid screw after about the first 15 feet. Bailing happened.

Upper Falls (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Upper Falls    Lick Brook -- 1/8/2018

Hard to tell what is going on here, but this is actually extreme rappelling. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

XTreme Rappelling!!!®

Hard to tell what is going on here, but this is actually extreme rappelling.

XTreme Rappelling® concept credit to Sammy    Lick Brook -- 1/8/2018

Now you can see a bit better. I'm about to tie off the sling so there (Category:  Ice Climbing)

XTreme Rappelling!!!®

Now you can see a bit better. I'm about to tie off the sling so there is little extension should the 0-thread fail. First rappeller down gets a backup. Second rappeller is doing some XTreme Rappelling®    Lick Brook -- 1/8/2018

Yes, we are still wearing crampons in this photo. Did I mention that it was a bit wet? (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Yes, we are still wearing crampons in this photo. Did I mention that it was a bit wet?    Lick Brook -- 1/8/2018