Two teams took the highline traverse to climb A2 on August 9th. Good
way to avoid the steep ice tongue on the lower Athabasca North
Glacier. Dry ice until you are below the North Face/cirque drainage
then some longitudinal crevasses to weave through.
We gained the Athabasca/Boundary peak col on ascent and descent, but
on the way down we opted for a quick exit from the glacier via
skier's right to a small tarn then onto the rock benches/meadows of
the normal Boundary Peak descent.
A good circuit and a fine trip.
Happy trails
Barry Blanchard
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