Ascended dead dog this morning and got back in time for work. Stepped off from summer TH at 0502. At the apron just before 0600. Crampon trouble delayed our start til 0620. Summit 0755. Snow conditions were stellar after last night's freeze--a little too hard to put in a booter of our own, but icy enough to get a stout bite with our crampons and axes. Saw one skiier rocking some jump turns down the upper third of the couloir before the snow warmed up--nice work dude! Otherwise, not sure if someone was on Kelso ridge this morning but it was raining rocks for a 30 min period during our ascent. Snow continuous to summit (see pic 1), although a wee bit sugary and postholey on the left branch (pic 2). The finish, however, was frozen, steep, and pristine. Glissaded from just below the grays/torreys saddle and made it back to the car well before 10.
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