Having
climbed the North Ridge of Swanzy twice over the last few years, both times I’ve
been forced on to the same 5.8 pitch as described by Larry. And the second
time I was determined to find what I figured I must have missed on my first
visit. Definitely a nice route, but a little out of character for it’s
5.4 grade when compared to Sir Donald or Tupper.
Worth doing
nonetheless, but be ready for a few sections of real climbing in mountain
boots.
Paul Norrie
Mountain Guide
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Subject: [MCR] Asulkan valley July
17th-21st, 2006
Five days at the Asulkan hut in the heat. Mostly good
freezes overnight and great travel conditions.
Youngs peak NW face in good shape but will be an ice face
soon.
Swanzy north ridge. Description talks about a chimney topped
with loose rock. We may have missed something but we only found a big rockfall
scar there and climbed a somewhat serious 5.8 pitch on the ridgecrest. Upper route is in awesome shape
as was descent down SE couloir.
Mostly snow on the glaciers but it is getting thin. Big
fresh grizzly tracks through Asulkan pass.
Hut is in great shape. Sir Donald trail still closed as of
3pm today for grizzly action.