Iggy Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Has anyone been there lately? Any info on conditions and the best way to access the route would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnV Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I climbed it Monday with OlympicMtnBoy. We traversed from fairly high on the CD route (the higher approach shown in Nelson Vol I) and it was very straightforward. We took the direct start to the ridge itself and no issues there either. Soft snow but there were some tracks and stepkicking was good. The route overall was in good shape. We simulclimbed through a maybe AI2+ section to pass the cliff band (2 screws), but I think we could have stayed far left and maybe not exceeded 45-50 degrees. PM me if you want more info or some photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zloi Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Ditto to all the above. We climbed it Sunday via the snow-arm 'shortcut' (may have been our tracks DonnV followed). Good step-kicking and cramponing, above, on the wall. Took a line directly above highest rock band. There was one crevasse crossing on the approach that had a solid but very narrow snow-bridge. Everyting else straightforward. Â good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 find my Viper tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Congrats! You have the beginnings of a good TR here, why not post the photos? Thanks for the notes, and congrats again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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