[MCR] Adamants, August 4-11th, 2007

Just came out of a great week of climbing in the Adamants with the ACC based out of the Fairy Meadows Hut! 

 

Alpine conditions were good all week despite some rainy weather.  There is still quite a bit of snow cover up high making for good glacier travel to the larger peaks in the area.  The crevasses and bergschrund crossings are problematic on the Turret Glacier approach to Adamant Peak, but Austerity is in great condition via the Granite Glacier, as are most of the other peaks in the area. 

 

We had easy travel on snow all week with some very good freezes during the last couple nights.  20-25cm of new snow above 2800m over the past three days means the north aspects will have some snow for a few days but travel was still good.  South aspects were melting off quickly and the rock climbing was still good on the lower peaks. 

 

The Fairy Meadows Hut has been renovated and is very comfortable and well set up.

 

The access road is closed on the West side of Kinbasket Lake so we staged from the East side at the 99 km marker on the Bush River Forest Service Road in a large pullout which worked well for the helicopter and for parking.

 

Enjoy the excellent alpine conditions,

Conrad Janzen
ACMG / IFMGA Mountain Guide

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