Rating: WI4
Length: 25 meters
Pitches: 1
A gem of a route tucked right on the corner of Spoon Creek off the east side of the Matanuska about 6 miles up glacier. The route is a 10m wide curtain of blue ice with a short free hanging pillar on its far right.
FA: Brett Winterbottom, Mark Flennor; March 12, 2022.
Descent: Rap the route.
Posted by: March 15, 2022.
Lat/Long: 61.70518, -147.55843 Snowmachine to the eastern side of the Matanuska via Caribou Creek until you reach a stopping point. Follow the drainage in between the glacier and the valley for 5 miles until you reach Spoon Creek. Or call Sheep Mountain air or Mike Meekins for a quick bump. Sheep Mountain air can put you within 100 yards, Mike will be able to drop you off within 2 miles.
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