2020 Year In Review - November
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November 1st Alex and I went to the Malamute which started off really nice with some super classic cracks which were for the most part dry. We then decided that the cliff we were on was just too dry, so we rappelled 3 wet pitches down into something much damper and more our style.
View from the top of the Malamute - it's warm up there and damp. Photo by Alex F.
November also had some pretty early snow in the mountains, so my parents, bother, and I hiked up Seymour to check out the snow and the weather. Both were not bad, and we ran into some friends of my dad's on the way down which is always nice. They forgot their poles, so my dad lent them his. I also remember that we drove up separately due to the whole COVID situation.
Mom+Dad+Dave faffing at the top of the Seymour lifts.
Then a little later in November, Alex, Frauke, and I decided we're officially a bubble and went up to Red Heather. Parking was absolutely nuts, but the weather and conditions were really nice. The Germans were on snowshoes and I was on skis, but we all had fun. Frauke wrote up a really nice trip report for the trip and sent it to my dad and he forwarded it to everyone he knows VIA his email newsletter The Daily Virus.
All business up at Red Heather - no time for faffing, there's skiing to do. Photo by Frauke S.
Red Heather photo shoot faff - showing off Alex's fresh staff discount Lulu gear.
And we got a view from the top of Round Mountain (Mt Red Heather), which is always a nice treat.
And a photo for the Germans to send back home.
Then since that worked out well we took my Subaru for another drive and did Mulligan too.
Mulligan up the logging road.
Mulligan more logging road, these slide alder trees would be very unpleasent for me on the way down, but looked not too bad with snowshoes.
Just above the logging road, not a ton of snow. Weather not too good, and not too bad.
12:09PM overdue for lunch time with the summit is in sight.
Mulligan summit selfie (post-lunch, so with smiles.) Selfie by Frauke S.
Condition on the way down: Not bad at least until the logging road.