For any of you guys out there that haven't put the ice tools away quite yet...
Spent yesterday on Cool Spring and Masseys in Field, and then up Louise Falls today.
There's still a bit of a trail broken up to Cool Spring. We walked up sporadic patches of old avi debris in the gulley on the way up, but the amount of debris underfoot left me thinking that it probably hasn't totally cleaned itself out up above.
There's a great line that goes right up the middle that has managed to stay dry, but it's a bit techy and a bit of a jaunt between good screws. The left and right sides are both chandeliered and super wet. Could be a bit easier right now than what the guidebook has it at.
Massey's has got a bunch of really good lines left and the the ice is still in great shape. On the first pitch, there's a WI3 line on the very far left side and just about the whole rest of the way across is one giant WI4 pegboard. There's also some refrigerator size blocks laying at the base on the right side of the route, and a few more still hanging right overhead that look ready to fall off.
Louise Falls is in good shape too, the daggers hanging over the right side of the route are still pretty spooky, but you can still pick a pretty good line up the left to avoid them, and then cut back over to the right for the belay at the base of the pillar. Not too, many hooks on the pillar - you have to actually do a bit of swinging and good ice the rest of the way up.
Enjoy what's left of the season!
Mike Trehearne
ARG
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