Subject: | [MCR] Lake Ohara |
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Date: | Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:45:03 -0600 |
We had a nice day climbing Grassi Ridge today. The route is completely snow free except for the descent. Traversing to the first notch you must cross two snow fields, (pictures below). The snow was soft today, which made for good steps, but we were happy to have small lightweight ice axes with us. It would be very sporty if frozen, or even without a small ice axe. Once past the first notch and into the gully (picture) there is considerable snow before traversing to the second notch, but it is manageable to sneak around it on the skiers right side. This should seem obvious once there. The rest of the descent is snow free. In general, the Lake Ohara area seems to be about 2 weeks behind in terms of snow coverage. Without a solid freeze, the higher peaks will take a bit more time for conditions to improve. Aaron Beardmore Mountain Guide (See attached file: Descent snow field.JPG) (See attached file: Huber Ledges.JPG) (See attached file: Hungabee.JPG) (See attached file: Looking down descent gulley.JPG) (See attached file: Odaray.JPG)
Descent snow field.JPG
Huber Ledges.JPG
Hungabee.JPG
Looking down descent gulley.JPG
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