the AA Col route. Overall very good conditions. Only 8 degrees at 4 AM at
the parking lot but still a good refreeze on the glacier with the clear
skies overnight. Someone had punched in a deep track in very soft conditions
across what used to be "the ramp", which makes for relatively stress-free
traversing underneath the Silverhorn in the morning while it's still cool.
The top of the usual AA col descent has turned into gravel which provided
some rock fall during our descent, even though it was relatively early
(10AM) and the snow was still frozen bone hard......I don't think I would
recommend it anymore for descending.
Cheers,
Jorg Wilz
Mountain Guide (ACMG / UIAGM)
OnTop ltd.
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