Conditions:Glacier Blanc-20221030165420
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27 Sep 2022 (2 yrs, 8 mos ago) |
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| Reported by: | Christian (42 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Great |
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| Waterflow: | High |
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| Wetsuit: | Full wetsuit |
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| Water temperature: | 3 deg C |
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| Difficulty: | Special challenges |
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| Time: |  9 hours
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Team: 3 people with experience level Intermediate to Expert
Trip report URL: https://www.christian-balla.de/GlacierBlanc
Comments: Temperature 3 to 8 degrees (sensor in backpack) an average of 5 degrees. Gloves mandatory. I didn't wear a hood. Dangerous siphon, difficult canyon.
If you get in at noon, the sun is shining in the canyon. Unfortunately, the risk of rising water also increases as the sun also shines on the glacier. All abseil anchors are present. The pool at the highest waterfall seems extremely dangerous. The first rappel in the open passage is on the right behind a boulder. Be careful, don't go down into the narrow pool, there is a very dangerous siphon! It is difficult to pull off the rope here. After that the canyon completely loses its character and almost everything de-escalates, more or less dangerous. There doesn't seem to be an option for an interim exit. 2 x 25 meters of rope are enough (and spare rope), also for 2b.
Due to unexpected challenges approach and tour took longer than expected. Therefore we tried to exit after reaching the open passage, however we haven't found a way out. So we completed to tour with the final daylight.
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Great | High
| Full wetsuit
| Special challenges | 9 hours
| 3 people Intermediate to Expert | Christian (42 reports) | |
Comment: Temperature 3 to 8 degrees (sensor in backpack) an average of 5 degrees. Gloves mandatory. I didn't wear a hood. Dangerous siphon, difficult canyon.
If you get in at noon, the sun is shining in the canyon. Unfortunately, the risk of rising water also increases as the sun also shines on the glacier. All abseil anchors are present. The pool at the highest waterfall seems extremely dangerous. The first rappel in the open passage is on the right behind a boulder. Be careful, don't go down into the narrow pool, there is a very dangerous siphon! It is difficult to pull off the rope here. After that the canyon completely loses its character and almost everything de-escalates, more or less dangerous. There doesn't seem to be an option for an interim exit. 2 x 25 meters of rope are enough (and spare rope), also for 2b. Due to unexpected challenges approach and tour took longer than expected. Therefore we tried to exit after reaching the open passage, however we haven't found a way out. So we completed to tour with the final daylight.
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| Moderate 
| | | | Descente-Canyon.com (3245 reports) | |||
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Descente-Canyon.com, see Trip Report for full details.
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