I took a look at your track. At the point you exited the couloir, if you had headed for the north ridge to your left, instead of the south ridge/right, you would have found the going much easier as it is significantly less steep and is pretty much a grassy slope up to the ridge.
It was a steep hike. My recollection is that it didn't look easy to cut to the left once we exited the couloir (which is partially why we headed for the south ridge but also because the track we were following headed roughly where we went). Any chance you have a gps track of the grassy slope up to the ridge? I'd be willing to give it another go. Particularly once the snow has melted in the couloir.
ZeeJay - Jun 23, 2014 11:11 am - Voted 10/10
trackI took a look at your track. At the point you exited the couloir, if you had headed for the north ridge to your left, instead of the south ridge/right, you would have found the going much easier as it is significantly less steep and is pretty much a grassy slope up to the ridge.
rrigby - Jun 26, 2014 11:53 am - Voted 10/10
Re: trackIt was a steep hike. My recollection is that it didn't look easy to cut to the left once we exited the couloir (which is partially why we headed for the south ridge but also because the track we were following headed roughly where we went). Any chance you have a gps track of the grassy slope up to the ridge? I'd be willing to give it another go. Particularly once the snow has melted in the couloir.
ZeeJay - Jul 1, 2014 1:15 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: trackI sent you a PM.
Ryan Borzea - Oct 10, 2016 5:15 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: trackHi ZeeJay,
Any chance you'd be willing to share your .gpx file with me?
Thanks,
Ryan