[MCR] Athabasca North Face

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

Attempted the North Face of Athabasca today, too much wind, snow and  
spindrift so we bailed after 2 pitches. We used snowshoes but they  
weren't necessary as foot penetration is to boot top right now. Good  
walking, but it is late winter and it did take awhile to get to the  
face, and it was a lot of work. There has been a very large serac  
calving from the glacier that sits between the Silverhorn and the  
Hourglass route. Many car sized blocks of ice sitting in the basin  
below the face and the debris ran down to the level of the Boundry  
Peak Col. That glacier is changing, unfortunately not for the better.

A new small serac has sprouted above the start of the Ramp on the  
North Glacier route.

Barry Blanchard
UIAGM/IFMGA Mountain Guide
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures

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