[MCR] Mt. Hungabee West face/ridge

Excellent conditions on Mt. Hungabee right now.  Good travel and bridging over crevasses on the Opabin glacier (some open crevasses on the edge of the glacier).  If you are planning on bivying, there is a large, broad snow patch at the usual bivy site which should last a while. 

The West face is in usual summer shape, with some ice patches near the top that are prone to rockfall.   No natural rockfall was observed today, but any is avoidable by sticking to the far right side of the bowl.  

We ascended the Stanier variation on the upper mountain,  which continues up the West face/ridge where the original route goes hard right over exposed rubble and icy patches.

This variation which meets up with the knife edged North ridge near the summit was dry and aesthetic with far less exposure to natural rockfall for the ascent and descent than the original line. 

Cheers

Steve Holeczi

Mountain Guide

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