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The moraine on the approach. If you're doing in via the hut you don't pass this way. Doing it car-to-car, it's probably equal distance go via the hut or the moraine.
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From the shoulder just before hitting the snow. There was an alpine climbing clinic taking place here. It's a good spot for it. The version McLane's book heads straight up towards the notch. It's a lot longer than it looks in this foreshortened view.
The Southeast Face of Mt. Joffre. The variation shown in blue is described in Matt Gunn's book, McLane's is in red. Although they appear to converge relatively close to the summit, it's probably only halfway (from start of the snow).
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Peter Spindloe
Nov 23, 2007
“The moraine on the approach. If you're doing in via the hut you don't pass this way. Doing it car-to-car, it's probably equal distance go via the hut or the moraine.”  

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