| I guided Wilcox Peak on Sept 18th in pretty much dry conditions, but the last couple of days will have changed that to snow covered.
Sept 19th we climbed A2 via the lower north Little Athabasca Glacier. As noted by Rob Owens travel was good for us to about 9500 feet (the Athabasca/Boundary Peak Col). Contouring around the upper Boundary Glacier we started with mid shin penetration and that deepened to knee below the Athabasca/A2 Col, hard work.
Sept 20th, snowing when we left at 2:00 pm. A couple of centimetres accumulated on the toe of the Athabasca Glacier.
Happy trails, Barry Blanchard Mountain Guide www.barryblanchard.ca www.yamnuska.com
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