Spring break of 2023, myself, Jihan, Fiona, and Patrick recieved the MOC adventure grant of $500 to take a roadtrip to Gaspésie, ice climbing and skiing along the way. I'm gonna make this one quick because I am getting impatient and want to start writing about things that are actually going on right now (I'm writing this post ~3 months after this trip)!
We began bright and early and left Montreal for Pont Rouge, home to some of the best mixed climbing in the country.
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The crew ready to attack frozen water |
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| Super impressive pillars |
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| Feeling cheeky on the dry tooling board |
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| Flash of Le Tube (WI5) |
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| Topping out Medusa, wild formations |
Patrick and Fiona tugging at 100m of frozen rope
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| Twilight Rappel |
My attempt at ski touring in the Chic Chocs (I had never skiied before, and my boots were so small that I later developed ganglionic cysts on me toes. I came down the same way I went up, skiing down the face didn't seem like it would bode well for me)
Patrick at the top of Mont Hog's Back ready to shred.
A special sunrise near Gaspé
The Percé rock behind us
The tropical waters of Eastern Quebec were simply too tempting. Notice the axe in front of me - knowledge of ice climbing techniques can indeed be useful!
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