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NEWEST GHOST RIVER ICE CLIMB MARCH 2015.

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DREAMS OF JAMAICA WI 3 100 METERS F.A  J.PREVOST AND A.MATIAS MARCH 2015 We do believe that this is the newest discovered ice in the North Ghost. Although, Frank Campell is a machine and I would not be too surprised to hear that he did climb it.  If this route has been done before, i will credit the due parties. So after a camping trip at Claw creek, we were wondering what was further up the north ghost valley. .  and off we went We hiked in to the last drainage on the north side of the valley. It was the 3rd ? big valley after claw creek.  There was a very solid flow making its way down to valley bottom. This was all we needed. For sake of a name, we called it jon's canyon.  So, off we went.  The hike in is up a boulder choked gulley, but its okay going.  after about 30 min, we saw the first chunk of ice and it was fat and blue. about a 15 meter grade 3+. not climbed yet. So we headed up the slot and went hunting some more. About 5 min after this first drip (whi