Bourgeau Right-Hand 2007
310 m IV, WI 4 R
January 31, 2007
People: Peter, Hedd-wyn

We found the route in fairly fat condition, unlike the book description. The snow had stabilized significantly (Low/Low/Low danger according to the wardens) and we decided to give it a shot, this route had been on my list for a while. The approach had a bit of postholing and took us about 2 hours to the base. After the first two pitches, it was short steps of climbing with snow slogging. Rappel stations are in sad shape and they didn't seem to exist on the top 2 pitches, bring lots of cord for abalakovs and backing up old slings.

  Our belays shown in red. picture taken in 2006 from Sunshine ski-out. slogging up to the base, we see first light gearing up at the base of the first pitch  

  first pitch Hedd-wyn nearing the top of the first pitch  

  second (crux) pitch  

  Hedd-wyn nearing the crux comfy belay spot on the base of the third pitch  

  comfy belay spot on the base of the third pitch third pitch  

  mini-bergshrund at the base of the final (7th) pitch mini-bergshrund at the base of the final (7th) pitch  

  the sunshine parking lot mini-bergshrund at the base of the final (7th) pitch last pitch  

  rappelling down  

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