Spent a
week in the Bugaboos. BS Col still
in good shape, ‘schrund still easily passed on the climber’s right. Monday was electrical and showery. With a moderate freeze on Tuesday
crampons would have been nice, but steps could be kicked, and the Kain route on
Bugaboo was dry. Wednesday through
Friday was wet but the lower easy peaks were climbable. Soft rain soaked snow on the glaciers. The crevasses are starting to open
now. Thursday night the snow level
dropped to below the Bugaboo-Snowpatch Col and left 2 cm of new snow on Hound’s Tooth. From the limited views, Bugaboo,
Snowpatch and Pigeon had a light dusting of snow, which should be mostly melted
by now (Sunday 16th). The weather
looked to be improving as we hiked out Friday.
Jordy Shepherd
ACMG/IFMGA
Mountain Guide