Busy day on Mt. Athabasca today with an estimated 30 climbers reaching the summit on various routes. Travel Conditions were good to excellent with a (for most part!) carrying melt-freeze crust on the North Glacier. The "ramp" had a couple of cms of (wind transported?) graupel, which must have been deposited during the intense thunderstorms the previous 24 hrs. Crevasse coverage is generally good with the first sags showing in some spots. Also the descent down the AA col around noon time was still in good shape.
Cheers,
Jorg Wilz
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