Steep Snow and Ice

Post by: **SJ Lambert** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:02 am

A recent trip to the Main Range - did a 5 day technical mountaineering course in 2 & a 1/2.

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Post by: **jimj** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 12:45 pm

Is that a shelfie?
Jim

Post by: **SJ Lambert** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 12:49 pm

Yep, chopped out a shelf for lunch!

Post by: **batfish** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:29 pm

Nice one,
Photo from walk up the Khumba Glacier to Everest base camp 5 weeks ago.

Post by: **SJ Lambert** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 8:26 am

Looks like a ton of fun batfish, I presume you avoided the bad weather and nasty avalanche activity - that was a couple of months ago wasn't it?

Post by: **batfish** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:09 am

yes it was great, 2nd time I have been there.
The snow and avalanches were 2 weeks before my trip and localised to the Annapurna region. Everest region only had a dusting of snow, it was busy though as the trails were stlll closed around Annapurna so more trekkers in the Khumba. 4 Aussies from Melborne in the group.
Where were the mountains you went climbing?
Andy

Post by: **SJ Lambert** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:22 am

We were at Blue Lake in late October - chasing "climb-able" snow late in the season. In previous years around August we've had good blue ice on the rock & the lake has been very frozen!

We parked the vehicles at Charlotte Pass for this trip, mid season it's over snow transport from Perisher or ski in from Guthega.

Steep Snow and Ice

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