[MCR] Riptide

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

After Rob's MCR pic and the thought of following an approach trail we climbed "Riptide" on Mt. Patterson on Feb 7th.

The route is a pure ice climb at the moment.  We climbed it in 3 x 60m+ pitches(we had 70s) and found good pro in most areas after digging through the weird chandeliery/snice mix.  Found good belays and decent V-threads for the rap down. 

Pitch 1 - WI 6, P2-5+, P3-6+R

We skied in and out in the dark and generally found the snowpack quite stable.  Ski-cutting on steeper convexities produced no results, heard no cracking/whumpfing.  No avalanches observed.

The snowpack from treeline and below was still  weak and shallow.


Kristopher Irwin
A.C.M.G.  Assistant Alpine Guide
Banff, Alberta

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