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Went up the NE ridge of Heart Mountain from Heart Creek yesterday, May 9. Lots of snow above 5500 feet. I fixed handlines twice for my 6 British soldiers and they were happy to have them. The horseshoe ridgeline has 1 meter of snow drifted onto everywhere, our thanks to other parties who have done the traverse and kept steps established. Having said that we did break through the crust every 30 steps and end up sunk to the crotch.
Scrambled over Yamnuska on May 7th, much less snow there, if I were to do it again today I'd take a light ice axe to chip the foot compressed ice off of the important footholds.
Spring will get here ... Barry Blanchard UIAGM/IFMGA Mountain Guide 1 403 609 4615 cell 1 403 609 1321
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