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Climbed Mt Little from Moraine Lake yesterday
(aka Mt Big). It was a cold, clear night with thick valley cloud
hovering at 2000m which moved out by 9am. The slippery log crossing at the
end of the lake had a good centimetre of ice coating it (crampons on). The
glacier had 15cm of new dry snow with almost no wind effect. The snow face (NW
aspect) of Mt Little sported almost 30cm of snow from the past couple of storm
cycles overlying ice. Signs of old sluffing but no new activity observed. The
upper rock ridge was heavily plasters which made the scree sections easier but
short rock sections a bit slower. Cold day with -2C on the summit (3139m) at 12
noon. The snow on the face was still dry on our way down but it was moist
and balling on the lower tongue of the glacier by 2pm.
Sean Isaac
Assistant Alpine Guide
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