New Ice Routes

Utah, Uinta and Wasatch Mountains
Author: Nikki Smith. Climb Year: 2015. Publication Year: 2016.

In early November, Nikki Smith, Matt Tuttle, and Angela VanWiemeersch climbed a new ice route in Henry’s Fork Basin, below King’s Peak (13,528’), on the north slope of the Uinta Mountains. The climb, Trivium (100’, WI4), is significant for its 10-mile approach, starting elevation of 12,050’, and for the recent ice exploration in the Uinta high country. Later in November, Smith and Chris Thomas climbed a longer ice and mixed route on Hellgate Cliffs in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The Bone Collector (595’, WI5 M5) ascends five pitches of ephemeral ice to a point at two-thirds height on the wall.