I climbed the Silverhorn on Mt Athabasca Aug 5th. +6C and a clear sky at
3am at the campground allowed for a solid freeze on the glacier overnight.
The bergshrund is becoming more interesting but there are still solid
ramps leading across. The lower part of the route is bare ice. The
majority of the route has 5-20cm of settled snow over the ice. Watch for
crevasses if you are close to the climbers left side half way up. All
anchors were ice screws with minimal digging.
The ramp route has snow all the way across. The active serac area has at
least one poorly supported fridge size hanger.
Kirsten Knechtel
ACMG Mountain Guide
chadandkir@xxxxxxxxx
Athabasca Aug 4.jpg
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Athabasca Ramp route Aug 5.jpg
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