Up at the Columbia Icefields from Aug 5-8 with my colleague
Mike Trehearne. From Aug 5-7th the weather was generally unsettled;
raining at night with a mix of sun and cloud during the day. Today dawned clear
and cold and perfect for alpine climbing. During the period there were several
attempts on Athabasca via the AA col which
were aborted with the weather. One party climbed Skyladder over 17 hours on the
6th and reported lots of postholing. All the Athatbasca north face
routes look quite icy and in good shape. The firn line was approximately 9000
ft with sporty crevasse crossing until you climbed higher into thicker
snowcover. We did not observe any avalanches during the period.
Happy Alpinism!
James Blench
www.jamesblench.ca
(403)678-2576 home
(403) 678-7822 cell
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