Weather was great in the morning, however the snow conditions made for some difficult trail breaking.
Larches
The view of the peak from the approach. The route goes up a snow gully on the left side of the peak.
One of the rope teams at an anchor.
AAI's newest guide, Erin.
Snow seat belay.
Looking down the gully.
Blue Lake Peak as the weather worsened.
Charlie leading up the gully.
High in the gully.
Near the top.
Ski track between the larches below.
AAI guide Kurt Hicks.
Charlie
Summit joy.
Erin at the summit.
Summit shot.
Group shot on the summit.
--Alasdair Turner, Instructor and Guide
4 comments:
How wide is the top of that Couloir, I hear its been skied over the years, pitch is in the 50's no?
It's probably 50 degrees maybe a little bit more. It gets pretty thin in the middle, maybe only three feet wide...but it wouldn't surprise me if it was skied. There are a lot of super strong skiers around here!
Jason
Great pics ! Would love to take one of your courses in the future...
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