Climbed the North Face of Mt Athabasca today. Frost on my windshield
at 03:30 in the Icefields Campground. Supportive crust on the glacier
with some postholing. Bergshrund is straight forward to get over.
Cool temps all day and no rockfall on the face. The ice face is in
good shape. The crux keeps getting harder with loss of ice. Felt
serious and strenuous today. In the future I'll consider a less steep
break 30m left of the crux, then a horizontal traverse back right on
a snow/scree ledge to just above the crux.
Happy trails
Barry Blanchard
Mountain Guide
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures
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