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#1059 - 03/01/08 11:14 PM
Coire Dubh Integrale
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Spencer Cox
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Registered: 11/09/07
Posts: 42
Loc: Jasper / Calgary
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Cian, Ben and myself went up there today. A bit windy in the AM with lots of snow clouds blowing around. Warmed up nicely once the sun got on there and made for a good day. The ice was in OK shape although there isn't very much real ice... once short pitch and some rambling steps...Definitely well worth while though! Next time I think I would rap / downclimb the route as that walk off goes on forever (even go to the peak, walk back and rap the route).
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#1065 - 03/03/08 11:15 AM
Re: Coire Dubh Integrale
[Re: Spencer Cox]
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wade graham
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Registered: 11/20/07
Posts: 3
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I have done the decent both ways, rapping and the ridge and I would definately recomend the rap. Not much shorter but way more enjoyable.
W
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#1072 - 03/04/08 10:19 AM
Re: Coire Dubh Integrale
[Re: KevinW]
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Spencer Cox
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Registered: 11/09/07
Posts: 42
Loc: Jasper / Calgary
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Hey Kevin,
A mountain bike wouldn't have been any good this time... there is no escaping the slog 
As for bolted anchors... we only saw one on the route just above the class 3 traverse above the first rock pitch which was out of the way left and probably a rap anchor. We weren't really looking for / expecting any though as they weren't mentioned in the book so we might have missed them?
I think we had four belays...
-one at the tree atop the first rock pitch.
-One off 2 cams and an angle piton in the big crack in the roof (and after what seemed like the hardest pitch of climbing...from the snow / scree to the ledge under the big roof).
-one off three tri-cams in some swiss cheese reef rock after traversing up and right from the roof belay.
-one off of a tree at the top after going a bit left then directly up to the top from the swiss cheese belay.
It seemed like there were a ton of possible lines so we might not have even been on one with bolted anchors.
Cheers,
Spence
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#1079 - 03/04/08 06:08 PM
Re: Coire Dubh Integrale
[Re: KevinW]
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Spencer Cox
WI5
Registered: 11/09/07
Posts: 42
Loc: Jasper / Calgary
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It took us about about 9 hours I think... left the car at 7:30 back by around 4:30. It felt like a lot of that was walking down that dam ridge... more than 2 hours. We were a group of 3 and for a couple of the rock pitches we seconded one at a time do to loose rock. Have fun, its certainly a nice time of year to be up there. It got warm by midday... bring sunscreen and sunglasses.
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#1184 - 03/18/08 06:05 PM
Re: Coire Dubh Integrale
[Re: Spencer Cox]
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Spencer Cox
WI5
Registered: 11/09/07
Posts: 42
Loc: Jasper / Calgary
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What's next anyways? Anyone have recommendations for similar roots... that was dam fun! Even a bit harder would be fun.
Thanks!
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#1216 - 03/23/08 04:45 PM
Re: Coire Dubh Integrale
[Re: Spencer Cox]
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Kevina
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Registered: 03/20/08
Posts: 1
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Climed Integrale yesterday and the rock pitches were totally dry. Still enough snow covering alot of shit scree. Wind was minimal until we got to Doorjamb. There are so many choices for line after the crux pitch. Lots of fun.
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