[MCR] Mt Temple. Mt Cline

Greetings

 

The conditions on the SW face/ridge route on  Mt Temple were very good today. The route was completely dry to the top, no crampons or tool needed. Min group of 4 to travel in the Larch Valley area.  The ice routes on Mt Fay were looking very boney.

 

Up the SW ridge of Mt Cline on the Aug 15, this route is also in great shape. 10cm of frozen snow on glacier with easy travel, did not use crampons. There is now a bolt and piton station on the ridge to help with the belays and or rappels required to negotiate the "notches". Pockets of up to 30 cm of new snow on the last 600 ft to summit. Many parts of this approach trail along the river and in the alpine are now gone due to erosion. The route descriptions are vague and a  good idea of the lay of the land will help with navigating your way in there. 

 

Cheers.

 

Mark Stewart

Mountain Guide

www.cirrusalpineguides.com

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