{"id":70028,"date":"2020-05-27T23:09:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T23:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/?p=70028"},"modified":"2020-05-27T23:23:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T23:23:40","slug":"googooplex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isalp.is\/en\/problem\/googooplex","title":{"rendered":"Googooplex"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The route Googooplex (WI4, AD+, 340m) <\/span>was climbed during \u00cdSALP\u00b4s annual ice climbing festival in February 2020, that took place in the \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur area, Westfjords of Iceland, just before the Covid-19 pandemic struck.<\/p>\n

To reach the route you go to Hn\u00edfsdalur village. From there there is a gravel road that leads well into the valley. If that\u00b4s clear the approach is quite a lot shorter. If it\u00b4s impassable, the best option is to park at the end of Bakkavegur street<\/a>, the one that reaches furthers into the valley. The route is in the first corrie on the left, called Bakkahvilft<\/a>. It\u00b4s just over 2km from the end of Bakkavegur street to the base of the route.<\/p>\n

In total the route is around 340m and was climbed in 5 long pitches. It\u00b4s a mix of ice walls and snow slopes of various steepness.<\/p>\n

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  1. 70m. Short section of ice, snow slope, main section of ice (steep WI4), snow slope and then a short section of ice in the end.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. 70m. Short section of ice, a long snow slope and then short section of ice again.<\/li>\n
  3. 60. Snow slope, sort section of ice, snow slope again up to a very short section of ice. Stance made in ice that could be found under a bunch of snow.<\/li>\n
  4. 70m. Long snow slope.<\/li>\n
  5. 70m. Long snow slope to the top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    FA: Bj\u00f6rgvin Hilmarsson og Bjartur T\u00fdr \u00d3lafsson, 8th of February 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n