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Looking down a well baked Kain Face at the camp on the saddle. Beware of unstable snow in the afternoon and be prepared to wait till dark for stable snow.
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Snow and rock along the ridge decent from the Kain Face climb to bypass the ice fall. Easy going snow and ice and loose 4th and 5th class rock are typical.
Robson and the Kain Face in the distance. The ridge to the left was descended to avoid the ice fall.
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Michael Catlett
Sep 17, 2007
“Looking down a well baked Kain Face at the camp on the saddle. Beware of unstable snow in the afternoon and be prepared to wait till dark for stable snow.”  

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