Grant C and I climbed Lunette and Assiniboine via their SW faces
yesterday, Aug 7. The peaks are pretty much bone dry with the exception
of a large snowpatch on Assiniboine which may be used to bypass some
rubbly climbing (watch for rockfall in the afternoon), and on the
summit ridge of Assiniboine.
The access and approach information in Corbett's 11'ers book is good. I
found it hard to follow the description for the climbing but to be
fair, it is difficult to describe a route through choss like there is
to be found on this side of Assiniboine. There are lots of cairns and
flagging tape to help out with the routefinding though.
I can't say that I can recommend these routes. There is a lot of gravel
up there.
Mark Klassen
Mountain Guide
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