Climbed the first four pitches of Professor's today.
The route has not really filled out into enjoyable shape: the first pitch had
10m of soaking, unconsolidated, unprotect-able slush off the ground, the
anchors on the top of pitch 2 cannot be reached at the moment and pitch 4 was
hollow, brittle and more difficult than normal.
The road into the golf course is now closed, so bikes are recommended to get
in. We took ~45mins from the parking lot to the route.
Also of note, the winds on the golf course were in the high to extreme range in
the evening and the temperatures were above zero throughout the afternoon. I
would imagine that avalanche conditions are deteriorating in all areas prone to
wind slab accumulation.
Josh Briggs
Asst. Guide
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