Colin Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Trip: North Early Winter Spire - Early Winter Couloir Date: 5/11/2008 Trip Report: Mark, Dylan, and I had a fun time on NEWS on Sunday. None of us had climbed the Early Winter Couloir before - it is much more a snow climb than an ice or mixed climb. There were a couple short steps of AI3, but it's mostly just steep snow. It is a fun route in any event though, with a short approach and nice ambience. The upper ridge was snowy rock climbing; a bit slabby in one spot. In the warming temps the couloir will get dangerous from failing cornices. Some photos and whatnot: colinhaley.com Quote
SmilingWhiteKnuckles Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 Looks like fun!! Thanks for posting. Glad you got out, Mark! Quote
goldenchild Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 thanks for posting the site to the pics. Just curious, generally for someone who's new to the game, cornice means no go . How do you assess the situation and say the cornice looks solid enough for me to burrow a hole through it! Quote
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