Ice Climbing --- 1/17/2014 - 1/20/2014 --- Adirondacks

Three days in a row of climbing? Leading every day? And each day at a cliff I had never before climbed? Yes please!

1/18
Climbing at Deer Brook. We ascend the falls, which is mostly water, but has some decent ice along the left side. Takes three 100' rappels to get back to the ground. Fun adventure on a line that doesn't appear in any books as far as we can tell. We next climbed a smaller vertical pitch just downstream of the falls.

1/19
Met up with Adam and his Dad, Tony, across the valley from the North Face of Pitchoff. We climbed a few different lines on Harlot. Leading the wet line on the left side of the main flow gave me the worst screaming barfies of my life. Rest of the day was fun.

Emily: Remind me again why you ice climb?
Me: Because it is so much fun when I stop?

1/20
Chouinard's Gully! Finally! I had bailed off the first pitch due to illness a few years ago with Guy and Zupes. Today Tammy and I swung leads on the two long pitches. What a stellar line and a beautiful location!

Tammy on the thin flow left of Harlot. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy on the thin flow left of Harlot.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Tara at the top of Harlot. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tara at the top of Harlot.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Tony's old school crampons. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tony's old school crampons.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Tammy belaying. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy belaying.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Me climbing. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Me climbing.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Me belaying. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Me belaying.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Tony climbing. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tony climbing.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Adam belaying. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Adam belaying.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Tammy climbing. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy climbing.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Tammy climbing. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy climbing.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Tony climbing. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tony climbing.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Adam and Tony. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Adam and Tony.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Oh hai!  That's me! (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Oh hai! That's me!    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Adam (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Adam    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Adam (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Adam    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Frozen rope. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Frozen rope.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

It froze so bad we couldn't use it. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

It froze so bad we couldn't use it.    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Cake Placid! (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Cake Placid!    Adirondacks -- 1/19/2014

Chouinard's Gully (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Chouinard's Gully    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Tammy leading the first pitch of Chouinard's Gully in the middle of a winter storm.    Adirondacks -- 1/20/2014