Climbed this today with Elisabeth and Al enjoying a clear, calm day. The route is fat and wet. We approached by going into the forest at the first sharp switchback heading downhill, and stayed in the forest on the right side of the gully until small cliff bands forced us into the drainage ~100m below the climb.
No signs of any significant avalanche hazard with todays cool, calm weather, although the main hazard is out of sight all day. Some small sluffs/slides have come down the gully above the climb in the past weeks. No significant slabbing and about 20cm of facetted snow around the climb itself.
Really nice day for climbing except for how wet and frozen the ropes were by the end. Haven't had it that bad in a while.
ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide
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