Climbed Coire Dubh Integrale
today, Jan 21, with Joe Delamont.
We kept a close watch on conditions, given the unfavourable
forecast of warm temps and wind. Indeed, at the base of the
route the temperature was -9°C, at the top it was -2°C and by the time we got back to the
car it was 4°C.
There was a lot of wind transport between 10:00 and 12:00, but
interestingly most of the snow was sublimating and didn't seem
to be falling on the route. No spindrift avalanches were
observed. There were some isolated areas of windslab that
required care, but most of the route has less than 15 cm of snow
and seemed to be below threshold. That said, there was 10-15 cm
of snow on most of the harder sections, making for very time
consuming climbing - definitely harder than normal.
Take care,
Grant Meekins
ACMG Mountain Guide
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures
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