[MCR] Rockies, Cobra Verde

Subject: [MCR] Rockies, Cobra Verde
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:22:36 -0700
My fellow Mountain Guide, Nick Sharpe, and I guided on Cobra Verde today, Jan 
28th. The climb has seen little traffic and we were able to just make out the 
shallow trough of the last party's approach trail. Easy trail plowing in the 
trees with more challenge up the slope to the climb, knee to hip deep slab over 
facets just below the first pitch. Yes you punch through to the ground and the 
sparkling dry sugar like facets ... tedious.

We climbed the left and right sides of the first pitch. The right side is 
undermined by water through it's whole 30 meters, spooky gonging. The left side 
has anchored to the rock below and is a better choice. One pitch was enough for 
our crew today so we didn't break up to the second pitch, although I caught a 
glimpse of it through the trees, looks fine.

Happy trails,

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


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First pitch of Cobra Verde today, Jan 28th.
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