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Approaching the Orion basin
Second pitch
Orion Direct - Direct start
Second Slab rib belay
Looking down the first pitch
Below the exit chimney
Warthog still going strong....
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Report
:: Route(s)
Orion Direct
:: Route Grade
Grade V
:: Weather Conditions
Overcast and heavy snow on and off. Freezing circa 900m but dropping during the day with new snow lying at the CIC hut when we passed on the way down
:: Climbing Conditions
Lots of ice has survived the thaw and for routes like Orion the conditions are now improving rapidly. Great for climbing but not so good for gear with all the belays on ice gear bar the second slab rib and the exit chimney.
Zero, Point Five, Minus 2 and Minus 1 all looked in good nic especially with the lowering freezing level freezing up what was soft ice lower down.
:: Climbers
Al Todd & Roy Plenderleith
This report was posted by AlTodd at 22.48hrs on Mon 29th Mar 10