[MCR] Temple Tourist Route and some O'Hara conditions, August 20 & 21

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

Up the Temple tourist route on August 20th.  Excellent conditions and
weather.  Soft snow, nice to have the ice axe but no crampons used.  There
were 40-50 people on the route.

 

Hiking in the Lake O'Hara area today (August 21st), we observed a rockfall
event off of the southwest face of Mount Huber at 12:30, with numerous
basketball and beer fridge sized rocks running across the Huber Ledges
hiking trail, halfway between Wiwaxy Gap and Lake Oesa.  There are still
numerous snow patches in the gullies above that trail, and the warm
afternoon temperatures appear to be the cause of the rockfall.  It looked
like landmines exploding where the rocks were impacting near the trail.

 

Jordy Shepherd

ACMG / IFMGA Mountain Guide

www.PeakAlpine.com

 

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