Grotto Falls Attempt

Submitted by DON on Mon, 11/22/2004 - 10:08
On Sunday I parked at the Grotto Falls parking lot. I have heard this is the common parking lot for the genesis one and many other hyalite classics. Looking at a map of hyalite revealed many falls which were not in the guidebook. Names such as grotto falls, arch falls and champagne falls were on the map but not in the book. I set off at 700am intent to maybe getting a FA. I arrived to grotto falls at 815am after one fall on the trail (a little icy, maybe some salt would help the trail conditions) :lol: . Grotto falls was running with a lot of water. I dont think its in yet. Maybe it is a late season climb? I continued to arch falls and arrived at around 1100am. I noticed that it too was running with far too much water :cry: . Maybe with some more cold weather these two gems will freeze up into someones FA :wink: . Well, maybe I will get out again this week and slay something!! :twisted: climb on!!! DON quote of the day watch your head!! there is ice up there!!! :D

hello Don- myself and partner Harold Smith climbed Grotto Falls last year on Jan 14th. i too was led to believe this spectacular piece of ice had gone unclimbed despite tremendous climbing activity in the area. Since it wasn't in the guidebook, Harold and i have been referring to this line as: AC/DC Falls. Despite lack of beta on this line, evidence showed previous ascent. On the summit of Grotto-AC/DC Falls i saw an old piece of webbing slung around a large shrub.
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