[MCR] Sir Donald Area, Selkirks, July 24-25, 2009

Enjoyed two beautiful days of hot weather up in the Sir Donald area of Rogers Pass!  We hiked in and did the traverse of Uto Peak on Friday and climbed the NW ridge on Sir Donald Saturday.  Both routes are dry and in great shape. 

 

Ice axes were useful for the snow slopes ascending to the Uto-Sir Donald Col to avoid some scree.  We also used them for the final descent gully on the NW ridge of Uto and the West Face bypass descent on Sir Donald.  The snow patch on the West Face bypass is thinning quickly to the ice below and required some step chopping and rock anchors to make it work.  You might consider a set of crampons to make crossing it more friendly in the next few days.

 

Cheers, Conrad Janzen
IFMGA Mountain Guide
www.conradjanzenguiding.com

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