After the 3rd man on the rope bailed, Manks and I decided that a glacier traverse might not be the best plan. Considering he's got about a few pounds on me, it was a good call. So we checked out Mount Field in Yoho. Neither of us have toured in that area before and the new scenery was a nice change.
After 5 kms on along the road to Takaka Falls and a quick ascent through the trees, the alpine awaited us. There may have been a wee bit of sweating at this point...
After 5 kms on along the road to Takaka Falls and a quick ascent through the trees, the alpine awaited us. There may have been a wee bit of sweating at this point...
Manks about to clear the trees.
We held our breaths across this section. Good thing it wasn't a directly south facing slope.
Despite the blazing sun, the snow was surprisingly dry. The nasty surface hoar layer is resolving quite well and should be gone soon!
Manks making his way across the valley.
Almost at the bench that we skied from. We didn't attempt that last headwall; looked a little sketch.
