Attempts on Mount Bonpland, 20 - 21 November 2010 & 18 - 19 November 2011
Take 2, 18 - 19 November 2011. Good weather, bad route. We walked up the Glacier Burn to a campsite at 1700m on the Bryant Glacier moraine. A 4am start meant we got to the top of the couloir bright and early, but a steep rock step on the north ridge proved too much of an obstacle for us. Several avalanches falling into the couloir from the bluffs above made for a very stressful descent. Party: Marco Billia and Danilo Hegg
Hole in ridge, Kay Creek
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Mount Christina and Mount Crosscut, Darran Mountains
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Sunrise on the Darran Mountains: Mt Te Wera, Mt Tutoko, Mt Madeline
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View from the west ridge of Mount Bonpland: Upper Peak at sunrise
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At the head of Kay Creek
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At bushline in the Glacier Burn. Mount Bonpland at the head of the valley
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View down the Glacier Burn. The Richardson Mountains across the Dart River
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View from the Glacier Burn: Mt Larkins, unnamed peak 2232m and Stone Peak
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Mount Bonpland couloir. War zone!
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View of the Richardson Mountains from the Bryant Glacier, Glacier Burn. Our campsite is visible near the bottom edge of the picture
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View of the Richardson Mountains from the Bryant Glacier, Glacier Burn
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Campsite on the Bryant Glacier moraine, Glacier Burn
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Campsite on the Bryant Glacier moraine. Mount Bonpland above
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Climbing the couloir on Mount Bonpland
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Climbing the couloir on Mount Bonpland
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Climbing the couloir on Mount Bonpland
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The rock step that turned us back on the north ridge of Mount Bonpland
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The rock step that turned us back on the north ridge of Mount Bonpland
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Darran Mountains panorama from the north ridge of Mount Bonpland
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