PaulB Posted July 22, 2003 Posted July 22, 2003 Climbed the NW Couloir on Fissile yesterday. Snow conditions were excellent, despite having been rained on during the night. No rubble in the couloir yet, but at the point where it narrows (about half way up) it looks like it may soon be melted out. The summit ridge was snow free for the most part, but is a loose and dirty scramble. Descending down the west ridge was an exercise in scree surfing. Other than the fact that we didn't get any views from the summit due to low hanging clouds, it was a great climb. A couple of logistical notes for this area: - Riding up the Whistler Gondola and hiking across the Musical Bumps is more enjoyable than hiking up the Singing Pass trail. - Hiking down the Singing Pass trail is faster than going back across the Musical Bumps to the Gondola. Quote
PaulB Posted July 22, 2003 Author Posted July 22, 2003 Dru said: Did you find any fossils? One of the guys did notice some shale with a leaf imprint in it. We also found a rad pair of retro looking goggles that some extreme skiier dude must have lost. Quote
AlpineK Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 PaulB said: Dru said: Did you find any fossils? One of the guys did notice some shale with a leaf imprint in it. We also found a rad pair of retro looking goggles that some extreme skiier dude must have lost. Extremo Mountain Dude? Quote
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