
| SW Chimney. Loose as a goose. Helmets and MUCH care. Ice, running water on 4th class approach. No fixed slings for short rappel into notch. Some good slings for rappel back to start. West Fork Pass trail still had a lot of snow. Drifts in the forest down low and most of the trail once you start climbing out of the Valley towards the pass had snow. We detoured straight up to the saddle between Coxcomb and Redcloud, bivied, then made a slightly hairy traverse (big cornice all along the east edge of the saddle) around to the south side of Coxcomb and the route. Great fun. No register on top that we could find.
It has been hotter than heck here so the snow is melting FAST. |