[MCR] Mt. Louis

Chris Gooliaff and I climbed the Kain route on Mt Louis today.  Overall, conditions are more like early June.  There is still quite a lot of snow on the approach into Gargoyle valley and in the valley itself.  Mountain boots and an ice axe will be useful especially after a clear night where the snow will be hard.  On the east face the route is moist in places and after the heavy rains earlier this spring, lower angle terrain and ledges have more than the usual amount of grit and mud.  On the south side the route is pretty much dry.  The rappel route still has some snow , ice and water.  The last rappel is a refreshing waterfall.

 

The summit register has no pencil and the field book is almost full.  If someone is up to it, a watertight container such as a hard Nalgene bottle, a new rite in the rain field book and pencils are needed.

 

Marc Ledwidge

MG

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