[MCR] Rogan's Gully

Guided Rogan's Gully today, Jan 24th. From the first bolted anchor the route traverses right towards a tree. Above said tree the ice is narrow and has been chunked away until it is now about as big as my thigh. Some delicacy  -tapping tools in rather than swinging, and careful stepping, may keep the ice in there for a while longer. When this piece of ice is gone it'll mean bypassing on the rock -not as much fun.

We climbed the right hand variation at the top, then rapped down and climbed the left variation too. On the left variation we climbed up 30 meters then gained the rock rib on climber's right with trees for runners, then onto the top of the right hand variation. Fun mixed climbing at a very moderate level -M 1?

Happy trails

Barry Blanchard

UIAGM/IFMGA Mountain Guide

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