Spent 2 weeks in the Spring Rice General Mountaineering Camp.
Snow on the glaciers changed dramatically over the 2 weeks. At one
point travel was quite difficult and isothermal in the first week,
but after a few days became supportive again
The main observation was one from being there in 1998. I remember the
summit block on Alexandra being steeper. Much of the ice is melting
and it seems to be less steep.
There is less ice on the climbers right side of the summit block
which allowed us to traverse right, mostly short roping and weaving
around easy rock and scree.
Even climbing straight up the ice would be less steep.It might
still require a screw for safety but probably no more that 20-25
degree ice. (this was easily short roped when it was still snow covered.)
The White rose traverse was the peach of the area for sure. Just
follow the ridge fro the col on Alexandra.
Peter Amann
Peter Amann
Mountain Guiding
Box 1495, Jasper AB, T0E 1E0
780 852 3237
cell 780 931 2521
www.incentre.net/pamann/
pamann@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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