Fridge size pillar of ice collapse

Quick report

knthomas · Feb 12, 2024 · Waterton Lakes

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Quick report

Weather
warm, sunny, wet
Climb Name
Field of Dreams, The Pillars
Ice Quality
terrible
Retreated From Climb Because Of
poorIceConditions, warmingSolarRadiation

Went out to climb Field of Dreams today. Opted not to climb due to conditions.Sun packed a punch today. Warmed up to -3, and felt warmer from the solar input. Ice looked chandelier like, very wet, and hollow on the right, it did not look promising. The left side looked like WI3+ easy steps, but had a suspect dagger above and with all the chunks coming down, we opted to bail. The pillars was starting to significantly delaminate in spots. **On the descent a refrigerator size chunk came off 10 metres behind me where I had just walked under, which reinforced our decision to bail. The now bare spot circled in red was where the pillar fell from.** River crossing is still in.