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Conditions on Vestal Peak

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Curtis Baird · · Johnson City, TN · Joined Oct 2013 · Points: 1,041

Anyone know what the conditions are?

Ben Gleason · · Durango, CO · Joined Oct 2013 · Points: 61

I spotted it from Molas on Monday. The North face (Wham) still had a lot of snow on it. Wouldn't want to get on that until it was dry (mixed climbing on slabby quartzite, no thanks!). The mountains are melting FAST in all this heat, though, so maybe it'll dry up sooner than one thinks. The descent route would be a totally pleasant snow climb, but I don't think you want to hike all the way in there for that. And you could probably get up into Vestal Basin before you started hitting consistent snow, with what still there being consolidated enough that flotation wouldn't be needed.

Curtis Baird · · Johnson City, TN · Joined Oct 2013 · Points: 1,041

Any updates within the past couple days?

Gee Monet · · Las Vegas, NV · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 732

See my reply here.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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