Waddington Area - Jubilee Various 7/22/2008
Trip: Waddington Area - Jubilee Various
Date: 7/22/2008
Trip Report:Quick Post, Further later
Just got back after 3 weeks had plans for 4 weeks, but...
Hiked up to Jubilee with 95lb packs though NASTY aldered in "roads" 4500 elevation gain of nasty brush later...
8 days of rain later reached alpine country soaking wet and took a day to dry out. Now we don't have enough time to get Waddington, but Jubilee is right here...
They must have had a mediocre snow year because the glaciers were all broken up and snow bridges non existent.
In short got around to the SE ridge of Jubilee and took a look at its nasty loose rock and decided the glacier was better. Several giant crevasses 20-30 feet wide and 200-400 feet deep, some areas they are simply 100 foot tall ice cliffs going from the SE ridge all the way to the East ridge through the east ridges quote easy snow slopes and all the way over and through the North ridge route as well.
So, in short if you want to climb Jubilee in the summer, you had better hope that the glaciers move allowing access to the top of the mountain without climbing lots of nasty loose rock on the SE ridge.
Enjoy updating the guide book Don Serl!
For now Jubilee is a spring ascent only!
Jubilee is indeed a Premier ascent though. Awesome Scenery We reached within 400 feet of the top or so before being turned away by 1 final giant crevasse baring the North Ridge.
Brian
Pictures later after I get some rest, had car troubles on the way back too!!!
