On a guided trip to the Middle Solitaire Peak (2340 m), I found
excellent conditions. The firn line on the glaciers is at about 1600 m,
and just small patches of ice are starting to show at tha elevation. The
snow was firm in the morning and had less than boot top penetration at 2
pm. The untouched rock was dry with the exception of the north faces
above 2400 m where little snow remains. Sunny and warm with excellent
crevasse coverage. Crampons were not necessary. Schrunds are starting to
be wide and many must be circumnavigated on rock.
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Christoph Dietzfelbinger
Mountain Guide UIAGM
Bear Enterprises Ltd.
Box 4222 Smithers, B.C. Canada V0J 2N0
Tel. 250-847-3351 fax 250-847-2854
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