Ice Climbing --- 2/14/2014 - 2/17/2014 --- Adirondacks

Sink Your Metal Deep

COE February Break Ice Climbing and Mountaineering Class
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Climbing at Lions on the Beach. Leading up in the morning to set ropes I had a bunch of ice dinner plate around a screw. The dinner plate detached, and I was holding a screw with a huge disk of ice still attached. Couldn't clip it back to my harness. Thought about just hucking it off the cliff. Ended up spinning the disk against my hip until it unscrewed and fell off. First time that's ever happened!

Hiking Algonquin. Lots of snow and well packed trails, so the going was particularly easy. We switched from snowshoes to crampons for the last 1.5 miles, which was a good choice.

Climbing at the Quarry. Kristina slipped while setting up to rappel a toprope anchor she had just set. The short fall was enough to cause a fib/tib break just above her boot. She was an amazing trooper about it. Rob drove her back to Ithaca early while the rest of us toproped for the day then headed back to Ithaca, arriving late at night.

Rachel giving Joe his Clif Bar as a reward for climbing Lions On The Beach. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Rachel giving Joe his Clif Bar as a reward for climbing Lions On The Beach.    Adirondacks -- 2/15/2014

Joe with his well deserved Clif Bar! (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Joe with his well deserved Clif Bar!    Adirondacks -- 2/15/2014

Cathy using a hand line to cross the ice step. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Cathy using a hand line to cross the ice step.    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

The class hiking up Algonquin. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

The class hiking up Algonquin.    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

The class hiking up Algonquin. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

The class hiking up Algonquin.    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

Nearing the top of Algonquin. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Nearing the top of Algonquin.    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

Casey in a winter wonderland! (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Casey in a winter wonderland!    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

Clif Bar atop Algonquin. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Clif Bar atop Algonquin.    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

Clif Bar atop Algonquin. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Clif Bar atop Algonquin.    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

Rob and Casey sharing a victory Clif Bar atop Algonquin. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Rob and Casey sharing a victory Clif Bar atop Algonquin. The second highest peak in New York at 5,115 feet in elevation.    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

Rob and Kristina (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Rob and Kristina    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

Me, Rob and Kristina (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Me, Rob and Kristina    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

Rob, Kristina and Casey.  That is Mount Colden in the background. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

Rob, Kristina and Casey. That is Mount Colden in the background.    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

The whole class. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

The whole class.
Back row: Adrea, Joe, Jason, Sam, Billy, Aaron
Front row: Casey, Kristina, Cathy, Rachel
Photobombing the foreground: Rob
Home making german chocolate cake: Tara    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014

The whole class. (Category:  Ice Climbing)

The whole class.
Back row: Adrea, Joe, Jason, Sam, Billy, Aaron
Front row: Casey, Kristina, Cathy, Rachel    Adirondacks -- 2/16/2014