| Peak: | Conundrum Peak (Unranked) |
| Route: | Conundrum Couloir |
| Range: | Elk |
| Posted By: | Cereal |
| Date of Info: | 8/9/2019 |
| Date Posted: | 8/12/2019 |
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The couloir was very much IN this past Friday. In fact, it was actually a little on the hard side, in the shaded part around the choke (started the couloir at ~8am with temps in the 40s). I estimate it'd still be in and continuous for at least a couple more weeks at this rate. Snow is continuous, as expected, from the flat area at 12,800, up the right side of the headwall to the upper basin, and onward to the couloir. So putting the crampons on at 12,800 is reasonable. Side note: Traversing over to Castle and then descending via its NE Ridge was an excellent option for bagging both peaks. Traversed against traffic, and avoided the scree-y descent from the saddle that folks seem to be having issues with (rockfall from other parties). I got a worthwhile glissade from the base of the Castle's NE Ridge (bottom of the switchbacks) down to the flat area at 12,800. |
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