[MCR] Rockies: Mt Whyte

Subject: [MCR] Rockies: Mt Whyte
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:22:43 -0600
A slippery day on Mt Whyte with several cm of new snow and verglas on the east bowl/north ridge route. Steady stonefall was observed on the rocky NE face of Whyte and a few point release avalanches to size 1.5 came off the Unnamed/Popes glacier.

Photo attached of the Lake Louise group.

Mark Klassen
Mountain Guide
www.alpinism.com

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