Adamant Range, British Columbia 4/14-4/21

[Mark Renson]

Stayed at the Fairy Meadow Hut for 1 week. Fantastic place and I cannot say enough about the week. Bright sunshine for the whole week except for a small storm on Tues-Wed which only refreshed the surface. Good knee deep powder on north aspects. I cannot say enough good things, so I will let the pics do the talking as follows: <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1081.jpg" ALT="FM Hut"> <BR>Descending to the Fairy Meadow Hut <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1082.jpg" ALT="FriAsc"> <BR>Making an ascent on Friday morning <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1083.jpg" ALT="Last Thu"> <BR>A short last run on Thursday <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1084.jpg" ALT="Thu 3"> <BR>A short 2nd to last run on Thursday <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1085.jpg" ALT="Crevasses"> <BR>A heavily crevassed portion of the Granite Glacier; we made a descent just the other side of this <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1086.jpg" ALT="Mark 1"> <BR>That's me <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1087.jpg" ALT="Bright Day"> <BR>Ho-hum, another brilliant day ! <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1088.jpg" ALT="Jenn Probe"> <BR>Jenn probing for crevasses

 

[Mark Renson]

More Fairy Meadow Hut pics. I found a roll of film that I thought I had lost. Here are some of the pics: <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1093.jpg" ALT="JennDist"> <BR>Jenn goes ahead to probe for crevasses <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1094.jpg" ALT="Mark2"> <BR>There I am in front of a huge crevasse on the Granite Glacier <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1095.jpg" ALT="Unicol"> <BR>Guide Larry at the top of the Unicol. <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1096.jpg" ALT="Mark3"> <BR>There I go down the "Practice" slopes <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1097.jpg" ALT="Water"> <BR>An endless supply of drinking water is available ! <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1098.jpg" ALT="Headwall"> <BR>Whooping it up on a headwall ! <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1099.jpg" ALT="Hut2"> <BR>View from the hut with Practice Slopes in background <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1100.jpg" ALT="BigCrevasse1"> <BR>Big 'ol crevasse <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1101.jpg" ALT="Pee1"> <BR>This is not Kansas .... <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1102.jpg" ALT="Lisa1"> <BR>Lisa and Larry negotiate a minor cornice <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/9/1103.jpg" ALT="Practice2"> <BR>"Practice Slopes" outside of the hut .... who sez practice can't be fun?

 

[Matt Duffy]

WOW!! Mark - This is spectacular!!!