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Hello
Climbed Polar Circus on Saturday. Busy route
with 5 people on it before 530AM! Good to see people getting early starts
on big south facing routes. Route itself is in ok shape. Some of the
bottom pitches will be melting out soon and the last pitch was difficult for the
grade as extensive cleaning was required. Snow slope felt ok crossing it
in the shade both on the way up and down. It would be a different story if
it was baking in the sun...
Climbed Hydro yesterday. Drive in through
Waiparous was nice and frozen all the way, easy in a normal truck. Route
has seen a bit of traffic and is quite hooky, felt classic grade 5. The
road was melting a bit on the way out at 3pm causing some of the deeper ruts to
become problematic. Could be an issue in upcoming days if it stays warm
and sunny.
Spent last week around Assiniboine trying to climb
the peak but the late February surface hoar shut us down. We found this
layer up to 2800 metres in the area, and gave it major respect in our terrain
choices.
Stay safe and have fun!
Cheers
Mike Stuart
Alpine
Guide
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