Went back to Professor’s this morning and the "high water warning" applies to
that route now too.
Water was pouring behind the 1st pitch, had formed a passage on the right of
the 2nd pitch and had pretty much gutted the 3rd pitch. We bailed on top of
pitch 2 when the volume of the the running water became hard to ignore.
Not sure if the route will survive but that was a whole lot of change in a
short time to a warm piece of ice. I would imagine the whole route is hovering
around the warm side of 0 degrees celsius now.
It may cool down eventually, but, for now, can you say “water fall”?
Larry Stanier
ACMG Mountain Guide
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