Reima

Thanks G-spotter, I could not have hoped for a more complete answer. So, we'll bring our full kit for Joffre and given some good weather, will be posting a TR here. cheers, Reima

Greetings from the old world! We'll be crossing the pond to visit friends and family on your continent, and while we are over there, we'll use the opportunity to spend some weeks enjoying trad and alpine climbing in the BC area. I'd like to ask you locals, what are your forecasts on alpine ice climb conditions on routes like the couloirs on Joffre and Slesse this coming July? We'll be packing in the next few days and trying to decide whether to bring full alpine ice kit or just glacier gear. From the Slesse TR I understood that that route would be past its prime already? What about other alpine ice climbs? Do people climb those at this time of the season or is it now time to concentrate on rock routes? Cheers, Reima & Niamh & Juuso Helsinki, Finland / Dublin, Ireland