Homathko Part 2
Crossing the Jewakwa was easier than fear and so, finally on the icefield, we settled into a basecamp and decided to ski a small peak nearby to warm up for what we hoped to be several days of a mixture of travelling and downhill skiing. Unfortunately the weather deteriorated as we climbed and though the summit views were ok we descended in a whiteout, carefully snowploughing our way along a GPS track to avoid crevasses.
After this we spent several days moving a few hours at a time in weather windows. It’s possible to travel in much worse conditions than you can easily climb peaks in, so we had no problems making progress across the icefield. When the weather REALLY closed in we enjoyed tent life to its fullest with pipes and Scotch…
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