[MCR] Professors Falls, Mt Rundle, Banff (Feb 8)

Subject: [MCR] Professors Falls, Mt Rundle, Banff (Feb 8)
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:22:48 -0700
Cruiser mountain biking along the road on hard-packed snow. We left bikes at the end of the road but could easily continue biking along the trail to the drainage.

The first four pitches were bone dry. -13 C this morning had the ice under lots of tension but continuous hooks and steps meant no swinging necessary. The middle pitches were formed over with fresh ice so swinging was necessary causing some big settlements and shooting fractures. The last pitch was very wet and a mess of unconsolidated chandeliers. I bashed a 20cm deep trench up the steep part in order to get good (but not great) sticks in slightly more cohesive ice. Drilled a good ice screw at the base of the vertical section then didn't get another solid screw until almost at the top.

Sean Isaac
ACMG Alpine Guide







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