There are some large daggers on the left side of the route that need to be respected. We were able to use sheltered belays and limited our time around this feature.
The climbing was mostly quite good with the normal sections of funky, technical and hard to protect ice. We were able to walk up to the Upper Wall on old avalanche debris.
Timing is everything on this route and it might be wise to stay away from it if gets cold in the next little while - the daggers will pose a problem once the ice becomes brittle.
The Right Hand line on the Lower Wall was also in good shape, albeit quite wet. Currently this route is on the easier side of the grade.
Have fun!
Mike Stuart
ACMG Alpine/Assistant Ski Guide
Canadian Alpine Guides
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