Hello
Was out on the Weeping Wall yesterday and it was a
busy place - 6 parties on the lower wall! It looked like the first
pitch of Snivelling Gully had another day or two in the sun before it
falls off.
We climbed the left hand route and you want to pick
your line from the base as there is quite a bit of delaminated ice on that
route, especially near the top of the second pitch (just before the last big
ledge). The ice was nice and sun soaked for the tools but lousy for the
screws, with a good 2 inch coating of frost on the surface.
The sun has been very strong on low elevation
south facing routes so it would be wise to plan your routes accordingly and aim
to be off of them before the heat of the day torches the terrain above
you.
Climb safe and have fun!
Cheers
Mike Stuart Alpine
Guide
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