Cerise Cr/Joffre lakes Aug 12-15
Clear skies and warm nights.
Snow coverage on Glaciers above 7000 remains good (approx 1.5m) for mid
August. Snow pack very well settled and strong. Glacier travel remained
excellent throughout the days even with poor overnight recovery. Crevasse
bridges remaining strong.
Alternatively; below this elevation the snowpack has diminished rapidly
with the hot sunny days over the last couple of weeks and are largely
exposed ice below 7000.
Significant previous rockfall deposit on the ice at the south edge of the
Anniversary Gl, at approx 6600-6000ft, is releasing boulders (microwaves
to VW?s) at a steady/near constant rate (traveling up to 600m) throughout
day light hours and into the early night?
N face Matier bottom ½ ice
NE ridge still snow and well accessed with good coverage and bridges from
the col.
Auzi Couloir Joffre: mid section melted out for approx 35m and again at
the base of the route for another 10m.
SE face mid 1/3 ice
Rock routes dry and friendly?
Keith Reid
Clear skies and warm nights.
Snow coverage on Glaciers above 7000 remains good (approx 1.5m) for mid
August. Snow pack very well settled and strong. Glacier travel remained
excellent throughout the days even with poor overnight recovery. Crevasse
bridges remaining strong.
Alternatively; below this elevation the snowpack has diminished rapidly
with the hot sunny days over the last couple of weeks and are largely
exposed ice below 7000.
Significant previous rockfall deposit on the ice at the south edge of the
Anniversary Gl, at approx 6600-6000ft, is releasing boulders (microwaves
to VW?s) at a steady/near constant rate (traveling up to 600m) throughout
day light hours and into the early night?
N face Matier bottom ½ ice
NE ridge still snow and well accessed with good coverage and bridges from
the col.
Auzi Couloir Joffre: mid section melted out for approx 35m and again at
the base of the route for another 10m.
SE face mid 1/3 ice
Rock routes dry and friendly?
Keith Reid
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