South Ghost Observations

Submitted by: casualrando
Observations date: Friday, November 25, 2022 at 17:00
Location: 51.270740° N 115.173270° W
Reporting on: Ice conditions

Ice conditions

Name of climb

South Ghost Obs

Ice quality was:

We retreated from the climb because of

Poor ice conditions
Warming/solar radiation

Information

The day was:

Cloudy
Warm
Wet

Comments

Went out for a peek at the South Ghost. Driving was uneventful, the big hill by the Cabin was getting a bit rutted and icy, but mellow overall.

When we arrived at the South Ghost Parking, a team had beat us out to our target (Anorexia Nervosa). So we decided to take a look around instead. We walked towards Wicked Wanda, and as we approached Wanda, we watched as Malignant Mushroom come down from across the valley.

Wanda's first pitch looked good, a weird snow ledge around the bolt stations, but there was a lot of running water inside/behind the ice. With the very warm temperatures, watching MM come down, and the sounds of rushing water, we elected to hike out.

Temperature at the car was around 3 degrees C. Was drifting snow mixed with periods of light rain. Very warm day.

Pitch 2 of WW from the base. There was the sound of a large volume of rushing water. No evidence of the water on the climb. Must be running inside/under.

Malignant from across the valley. This was taken at 9:47