Aaron was going to try the south face with Rupert and Dave.
We walked into Aspiring hut on Friday night and looking through the hut book saw Mum and dad's entry from earlier in the month as well as Dad & co from their February trip.
Saturday we did the steep walk up to french ridge hut and relaxed.
aaron outside french ridge hut
Sunday we woke at 2 am it was snowing
We woke at 4 am it was snowing.
We would no longer have enough time for an Aspiring attempt.
we woke again at 7 ish it was still snowing but clearing at 8 as Malcom and I set off from the hut it was a blue sky day.
We went up the quarter deck to the bonar glacier, climbed Mt french and then crossed the glacier to look down the immense ( 1km straight down) steep face near the east face of popes nose.
my climbing partner malcom celebrating at the summit of Mt French
South face of Aspiring and Popes nose (right side)
Aaron, Rupert and Dave crossed under South face to popes nose and back.
Aaron and I (10 years together this weekend) with Aspiring SW ridge in Background
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