It didn't look good. 1cm new on a hard crust. The rambler's persevered.
Up through the trees into a creek drainage. We were exposed to avi hazard from the sunny side.
Wednesday hit 10C look what came down
When looking up the barrel of a gun make sure it is not loaded.
It was just below zero ,snowy and very cloudy.
We travelled single file through the creek drainage and Cathy led us up to a safe treed bench lookers right ( shady side)
Up and over the debris
Carl led a perfect traverse back into the drainage above treeline in lower angled terrain.
We finally gained the summit
The col
Bill making nice turns off the Piggy Plus col
Happy tracks happy coordinator
The reward 5 inches of new on a firm base , easy turns , flat light.
I got a sunburn through the thick clouds.
Thanks To Bill and Carl for the photos .
Participants: Sim, Bill, Carl, Ed, Cathy, Jim, Brian.
