Cheam in the winter info

[cheamclimber]

Hey, has anybody climbed the West Ridge of Cheam Peak in the winter via the ridge from Archibald. I just wanted to know if I should expect any extra challenges present in the winter (not in the summer, its a cakewalk then), if there is alot of exposure of not and what gear I should bring. If you can help me, thanks alot.

[G-spotter]

The exposure in the winter is millions of times greater than in the summer. This is the same effect as how the moon is at least a dozen times larger on the horizon than when it is high in the sky.

 

The gear you should bring includes a dozen Titanium expresso makers, a down-filled thermos, two long-thin Lost Arrows, a #6 TriCam, 125cm short skis with Dynafit bindings, one La Sportiva Olympus Mons (for the left foot) and one Boreal Inverno (for the right foot). And a 12 foot extendible aluminum ladder.

[cheamclimber]

The gear you should bring includes a dozen Titanium expresso makers, a down-filled thermos, two long-thin Lost Arrows, a #6 TriCam, 125cm short skis with Dynafit bindings, one La Sportiva Olympus Mons (for the left foot) and one Boreal Inverno (for the right foot). And a 12 foot extendible aluminum ladder.

 

um okay...ive hiked this route in the summer enough times to know that I wont need a ladder, skis, two different types of boots, a cam, or arrows.