[MCR] Mt. Lefroy

Subject: [MCR] Mt. Lefroy
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 21:09:09 -0600

Climbed Mt. Lefroy from Abbot’s Pass early this morning. 4 hours hut to hut with very fast travel due to secure footing (10 – 15cm foot penetration).

It was +3C at 5am with scattered skies. We climbed the right hand gully which was snow continuous from the hut to the summit ridge.

We were able to climb the route, as a team of 4, without pitching out any of the terrain. These conditions will change soon as the snow is not very thick in some places (areas as thin as 30cm over ice on the edges of the couloir).

 

Another user group at the hut ascended and descended from Abotts Pass to Lk O’hara without ice axes or mountain boots. This resulted in very slow travel increasing their exposure to rock fall and also posing a considerable risk of falling on the snow and ending up in the rocks at the base of the numerous snow patches. A helmet, especially at this time of year when there is still a lot of snow to melting in the high mountains, is a very wise idea!

 

 

Rob Owens

ACMG Alpine Guide