Spring Skyladder Snow

Climbed a snowy variation to Skyladder yesterday. As compared to recent past seasons, the face is plastered with a solid rain affected snowpack, providing many route variation possibilities. To avoid the biggest snow slopes we linked together small gullies and snow patches to the left of the standard route slopes. The biggest snow pitch at the top of the face we crossed on cornice fall avalanche debris which provided good travel. The upper snow ridge to the summit wasn't as easy, with boot top breakable crust.

The AA col was easily descended by down climbing to the bergschrund rappel.

Take your pitons in order to protect the climbing line in the shattered rock outcrops.