Waddington

In July four of us from 442 went to the Mt Waddington Range, which is the highest peak in BC. We had several versions of the trip planned, including an ascent of Waddington, but the plan morphed and changed right until we stepped of the ramp. One of the objectives had been to parachute right to the glacier below Mt Waddington. This had been done in 2007. Unfortunately, we had so much snow this year that all of the crevasses were still covered. This may sound like a good thing, but with the snow rapidly melting, they were opening up before our eyes. Not a great place to land a parachute. So, we decided to jump to the river bed at the bottom of the glacier and then get ferried up but Cormorant to our camp.

The jump went off without a hitch (ie. our bundle drop of our gear didn't land in the river. Thanks Manny!!) As the weather came in we got dropped of on Sunny Knob, across the glacier from Waddington and below the ridge of Serra 2. The spot was secure, but limited us to the immediate area, because we were surrounded on three sides by huge crevasse fields.

We spent the next five days doing some exploring the ridge and surrounding area via some rock routes and mixed climbing. Fortunately the weather was good, which made the time spent in camp enjoyable. We played some cards, cooked up some gourmet freeze dried meals, and got some sun.

I definitely want to go back on my own to try out some of the fantastic rock routes and maybe even try for the summit.

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From Waddington