Spent the past couple of days in the Des Poilus glacier area. Excellent
conditions, good travel and crevasse bridging, with reasonable overnight
freezes over the past couple of nights.
We climbed Mt. Des Poilus on July 19, summitted at 11:00 am. Snow was firm
to the top going up, and softening quickly, making for good steps, on the
descent. The bergschrund is in good shape, easily passed on a bridge to
the left. This bridge is quickly getting smaller though, and the schrund
is quite large.
There is a very friendly family of goats in the area, eager for a taste of
anything salty; so mind where you urinate.
Regards,
Tom Wolfe
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