[MCR] Rockies, Sea of Vapours

Subject: [MCR] Rockies, Sea of Vapours
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:28:17 -0700
Attempted the Sea of Vapours yesterday, Dec 22nd, with my fellow Mountain Guide, Steve Holeczi. The Postscriptum approach/first pitch is in good shape with good gear. We opted to belay off of screws 3 meters below the old and rusted bolt station at a place where it is possible to stand in balance if you brace your back to the rock. We traversed to the Sea at this level with the leader enjoying overhead pro on one of our two ropes. There is a move or two of egg shell ice/ mixed across the traverse. !0 meters of thinish steep climbing and the Sea gets deep and blue, albeit a bit brittle yesterday. A virus mounted a second attack on Steve's guts one pitch below the top and we were able to push the highpoint reached by the only other party on the route this year (the day before. Posted on Gravsports) one meter higher. Like them we were faced with some wetness there, but I think we could have threaded the needle were it not for Steve dry heaving.

Happy trails,

Barry Blanchard
Mountain Guide
www.barryblanchard.ca
www.yamnuska.com

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December 22/10

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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