Cataract and/or Frozen Lake Pass Conditions

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Cataract and/or Frozen Lake Pass Conditions

by FalseHope » Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:27 pm

Hoping to cross Cataract and Dumbbell Passes from the North in a little over a week. Does anyone have an update on the snow conditions? In particular, what's the situation with the typical cornice on Cataract?

Alternatively, has anyone been over Frozen Lake Pass this season?

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Re: Cataract and/or Frozen Lake Pass Conditions

by FalseHope » Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:53 am

We didn't have time to check out Cataract or Dumbell, but Frozen Lake was passable with no special equipment on 7/1/12. The lake itself was not even frozen. We had to walk a couple hundred meters over the permanent snow field, but the snow was soft and easily navigable.


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