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I just got back from a 12-day trip in Hatteras Creek drainage. This is a magnificent venue for peak bagging, with a tremendous variety of objectives in a small area including steep snow and glacier peaks as well as classic, airy granite ridge traverse loops.
The first half of our trip was based out of a camp at the toe of the West Hatteras Glacier. Coverage on the glaciers was excellent with the exception of the icefall on East Hatteras Glacier (access to Snowman, Krinkletop and Hatteras Mtn) which is broken and requires attentive glacier travel. This will likely become a bit less complicated as the snow melts away.
Last Thursday the storm Helen Sovdat reported also dumped 10 cm of slush in the area, which freshened up the glaciers a bit. As of Saturday (July 26) morning the rock was dry again and good to go and the weather has been hot and dry ever since. Travel on the glaciers continued to be good throughout the day despite little to no overnight recovery.
The second half of our trip we moved camps to the goat-covered moraines of the north end of "Horseshoe Lake" below Pirouette Glacier. This provided quick access to the Pirouette, Arabesque and "Arabesque Metaspires" (NE spur off Arabesque #5). Again coverage was excellent, the exception being the small glacier between Pirouette and Sugarplum glaciers, which is steep (2 pitches of 40 degree ice), broken, and has a few monster crevasses to cross. Regards, Tom Wolfe Mountain Guide ACMG/IFMGA Link to photo gallery from this trip: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3DvXZ5JD574djh5M1ZlenM0VXc&usp=sharing _______________________________________________ These observations and opinions are those of the person who submitted them. The ACMG and its members take no responsibility for errors, omissions, or lapses in continuity. Conditions differ greatly over time and space due to the variable nature of mountain weather and terrain. Application of this information provides no guarantee of increased safety. Do not use the Mountain Conditions Report as the sole factor in planning trips or making decisions in the field. See http://acmg.ca/mcr for more information. See http://informalex.org/subscribe.shtml#unsubscribe to remove your name from this list. |
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