Red Lodge Ice

Submitted by bandito on Tue, 11/16/2004 - 09:26
Wasn't sure where to put this, i figured of all the sections cooke was the closest. went into the west fork of Rock Creek this weekend to look for some ice. Walked into the main campground a few miles up, noticing multiple formations way up on the north side of the valley. walked past a few thin looking formations that we bypassed but would check out again on the way down. walked south towards the White Tail peak and saw a very nice looking line only about 1/2 mile from the meadow. we walked up to 2 steller pitches, each about 50 meters. first pitch was a rampy grade 3 leading to a spectacular grade 4 pillar above it. ice was fat as the weather was cold. we ran into someone who said that he thought the route was called numero uno falls. ring a bell to anyone? walked back down canyon to climb horseshoe falls, which was in great condition. highly recommend these routes to anyone near the area. cheers

Ditto Bandito's comments. We found Horseshoe Falls to be a bit chandeliered and wet but still very nice today. It's slightly less "in" than the photo in JoJo's winter dance. Yup that was Numero Uno mentioned above, and it looked very in from the trail.