[MCR] Fay Conditions

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

Climbed the West ridge on Fay via the Perren Route on the 29 & 30th. There
were significant patches of verglas on the lower Perren where the sun
doesn't reach. Ice smears were forming and falling off above and to the
right of the chains on the Perren. Travel on the Fay glacier was excellent
with a very supportive rime crust from the 9/27 precipitation event.
Crevasses seemed well bridged. The west ridge had significant covering of
Styrofoam snow on it which really did not hamper travel much and glued the
rubble in nicely; we used crampons all the way. The Fay ice routes all
looked good as did the gulleys on the E face of Mt Little. There was
significant old avalanche debris up to size 2.5 from almost every major
gulley feature on Fay and Little and I saw no evidence of snow instabilities
in the immediate area. Viewed from afar the long ice gulley on Ringrose
(Condgon/McNab) looked to be "in".

 

James Blench

 

James Blench

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