Conditions Jan 23rd -Jan 30th

After the poor conditions reported by Dave and Blair maybe one should take their rock shoes out on the Hump. After all, the rock does get surprisingly warm with the daily sun. I know I have gone up there a few times during the chinooks and had a pleasant day.

While driving to work this morning I got moon lit look at the compound gullies. The bottom pitches are out. The upper pitch on the right is gone. The upper pitch on the left looks like it is still in good shape. However, I am sure it is getting quite mushy. With the ice gone, a walk up to Crypt should prove productive. That is a chilly valley in the winter. I would doubt that Burnt Rock Pillar or whatever it is called on the various maps is out. The headwall should still be quite good though. I would also guess the same would apply to Sullivan's and to the Midnight Express area. I wonder about how well Lineham left stands up in the chinooks. It tends to get a lot of water flowing down it.