Mike Stuart and I climbed Mt. Hector today. The slopes below the waterfall have seen a fair amount of old activity. The moraines on the approach are in their usual moonscape condition with thin snowpack but reasonable travelling. The glacier coverage ranges from 70 cm to 225 cm and the average depth in the trough of the glacier is about 200cm. On the upper slopes towards the summit block the coverage is almost nil with lots of bare ice and some open crevasses. Boot crampons proved useful. Ski quality on the glacier was very good.
Marc Ledwidge
Mountain Guide