Ice Climb: Jacob's Ladder

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Hard

The day was:

• Sunny

Avalanche conditions

• Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Climb:

- first pitch is fairly unconsolidated for the grade

- fourth pitch is thin at the rock exit (no curtain) and requires some boldness

Snow:

- crusty down low on the way in until the avi debris

- avi debris is about 2+ days old - large chunks of snow, mixed in with some ice from collapsing daggers

Weather:

- sun hits the climb fairly hard, even with the cold - beware of falling daggers.