More potential climbing routes on Eagle's Nest Rock near Carmacks Yukon

Checking out the central feature on Eagle Rock. Lots of karst formation - mostly breakdown but some interesting tubes and small holes abound. Looks possible to link them together to do a route out over the severely hanging roof and end at the uppermost holes. The rock is friable but not altogether falling apart - very sharp on the fingers though. It would be a lot of bolting and should be glue-ins. Rock looks generally bad but is actually fairly variable and goes from moldering to decent. there are several bolts off to the left on the wall, on and just right of the black streak and end above a truly rotten section. I spoke with some people who mentioned doing some bolting out this way - clearly there were coming in from the top but ended up on not a climbable line - abandoned.

we started fixing some anchors to facilitate travel down into the grotto - lots of evidence of fauna or at least their remains and droppings, and a beer bottle or two, of course.

Nic cleaning draws on the one of the three sport routes on the East side of the bluff - nice climbing, good features, All three go to a single anchor. The other image is a slab I'm thinking of bolting. Okish, getting down to it is messy due to the burnt timber. While we were setting up to put the stations in, I glanced across while rapping down and saw a bear grazing just off to our right on the slope; pretty much where we were going to end up. That put an end to route development for the day, and I jumared up and off the line. He was small enough that we were wondering if there was a sow or siblings around.

Ice climbing in March and April - just not in Carmacks

Not be a banner ice year in the Yukon but several trips south to good ice even in late April is to be had, lol. Just moderate routes with lots of movement. Old routes, new routes, whatever

Rock climbning in March in the Yukon near Carmacks

Another example of the unseasonable nature of things this year. Not too many times a person can route develop and climb rock in March in the central Yukon.

Bolted two routes that I had installed an anchor for last fall. 12m or so, one with 3 bolts and one slightly longer and harder with 6. A pic friend of mine cleaning the harder route.

Back at Murray Creek I did some work on the dry tool route there, when it was still a bit colder. transitioning from the cave to the upper wall is the crux. The open pool below is a reminder not to drop anything

The day before we went rock climbing I was able to lead the dry tool route, warm enough for no gloves and most of the snow had left the line. That was a mixed blessing as some of the more ribbly sections were better with the snow on it.

March in Carmacks, a little late

Early March was still like winter, the end ...not so much, but more on that later. Just some pix along the Robert Campbell highway

Quick trip to Skagway in February from Carmacks

Plus temps and no snow in Skagway, though not much going on in town. Did find a restaurant or tow open as well as the bar open at 10 AM. Nice state park across the bridge by the airport - saw a couple of seals in the water

Windy down by the docks - no ore ships in Skagway at this time, about a month later they start showing up apparently, when Minto mines starts shipping ore concentrate

And of course the narrow gauge train is all parked for the winter,