LOC:
Camp Dolphin
Sky
Obscured, Wind Moderate gusting to Strong, S-1, 1.3°C, BARO 781
Steady
It
is windy! We are having a camp day. The wind started yesterday
evening and hasn't let up. It will be calm for a moment and then
shake the tent like a hurricane. I have secured the tent in every
possible way and have eight lines coming off it to improvised
anchors.
It
is warm though which is nice. Last night I slept in just my base
layers. It is good to have some down time and to be able to reflect
on the earlier days of the trip. I'm feeling really good about
things. The team is pretty great and our leader, though fresh is
competent in her skills. Hopefully, this weather doesn't last to
long and we can get back to doing more missions.
Yesterday
was a shorter outing than on the previous days. Our objective was
Mt. Oluk directly South of camp. We ascended a crevassed slope to
attain a col in the East ridge of Mt. Oluk. This required a lot of
boot-packing. We climbed as close to the rocks on looker's left as we
could. The snow was more crumbly and difficult to climb but it kept
us further away from the more dangerous crevasses.
On
top of the col we stopped for lunch. It was a comfortable spot and I
could have relaxed there for a while. Afterwords. We started up the
ridge but it quickly became a knife edge and we gave up. It was fun
watching Martina scout around like a mountain goat trying to find a
route for us.
We
turned around and headed up the lesser peak on the other end of the
col. This was Mt. Dolphin, the namesake of our camp. We had some
nice views and Martina was able to point out Overseer Mountain which
was where she had gone on a previous trip earlier in the month.
Next,
we skied back down. Martina found us an exciting route with great
snow. Even though it was steep at the top Kat skied it without
problem. Seems she is shaking off her fall from yesterday without
issue.
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