Re: Pfeifferhorn Conditions
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:36 pm
Due to a time crunch I'll being heading up Olympus tomorrow morning about 10 am, Heading off to the West Ridge of Grandeur in an hour or so.
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Gafoto wrote:It sounds like the snow is still horrible out there. Nobody likes it. Neither peakbaggers nor skiers. The damage I've been seeing on skis this December is pretty entertaining though.
Gafoto wrote:I hit the Pfeifforhorn on Wednesday. Was a fun climb, entirely free of avalanche danger (as long as you don't wander off the main route). Met a Lithuanian couple who forgot their snowshoes. Poor bastards.
Gafoto wrote:They brought a rope and some pieces of pro for some odd reason. They were from Chicago and didn't really have the proper footwear so they did the entire route in...AT boots with crampons. Interesting choice.