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Climbed the route yesterday with one
guest. Found it to be in difficult shape for the bottom half and a
tad harder than its guidebook
grade - mostly due to cleaning. A
line was obvious from the ground but up close it revealed new, unconsolidated
snow/ice crystals through the lower portion, after which the gear became quite
solid for the rest of the route. The right hand side was dripping
hard and building new features - Wicked Wanda style!
The road into the South ghost was good
travelling but the North looked quite drifted in
spots.
Cheers
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