Total Height:
Technical Grade:
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360 ft (110M)
WI 4+
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Note for 07 Feb 99: I went with Tom Maier, Chris Wickens, and Kevin Yang.
Temperatures were around -5°C (23°F). The first two pitches are pretty
easy getting into the cave, but when it came time to lead out and around the pillar,
nobody wanted to lead.
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Note for 29 Dec 00: I went with Jim Kelly, Rob Davidson and John Ionescu.
Temperatures were around -10°C (14°F). I was suffering from the pneumonia and
generally wasn't doing well. After the first pitch, I had to rapell and watch the
group from the ground.
Note for 09 Dec 01: I went with Rob Davidson and John Ionescu.
Temperatures were around -8°C (17°F). Grade 3 to where the cave usually is.
It was just a wet pillar, grade 5. John led it, Rob seconded it, and I rappelled
back down. It's nice to know that one 60m rap will take you from the cave to the ground.
Note for 09 Nov 03: I went with Blair Piggot. Grade 3 to where the cave usually is.
The pillar was in grade 5 condition, so we turned back and top roped the bottom part.
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07 Feb 99 - This is Louise Falls in a good year. Notice how full the climb looks.
29 Dec 00 - Here we see Rob approaching the base of the climb.
29 Dec 00 - This is a closer look at the first pitch. It's good grade III ice. We went up on the
right side of the guy in yellow.
29 Dec 00 - Here we see Jim from inside the cave.
29 Dec 00 - Now, we see John trying to get out of the cave and onto the final crux pillar. The ice
was really bad here.
09 Dec 01 - It's all about conditions. Here we see Louise in rather thin conditions. The crux is a
bit harder than normal here.
09 Dec 01 - This is a closer look at the crux.
09 Dec 01 - Here we see John leading the crux.