Barry Blanchard Greatest Alpine Ascents Episode 3

Episode 3: The First Winter Ascent of the North Face of Mt Edith Cavell and three days later The First Ascent of the North Face of Howse Peak, 1988.

Barry, Ward Robinson and Geoff Creighton drive away from Banff at 2:00 a.m. on March 9th. Geoff calls it quits at the end of the 20-kilometre ski in, but Barry and Ward are keen, despite the - 25 C. The team of two advances on the face via the Angel Glacier and its spooky bowel wrenching cracking and groaning. They find the sole patch of snow deep enough to dig a snow cave into that night and finish their "Z" shaped route the next day complete with a dropped rope misadventure. Three days later Barry and Ward cross Chephen Lake to begin the North Face of Howse Peak via the line that they'd pieced together in their imaginations while descending from The Wild Thing (episode 2) one year earlier. Over the next four days, they put up the hardest winter route in the range.

[ablackshedd]

I'm binge watching this series. It's great. Thanks so much for sharing, Barry. Beautiful mountains.

[rickcostea]

Ken and I climbed north face winter 2nd assent . Made great progress 1 camp straight forward alpine climbing exposed but fun till summit. Easy raps of east ridge. Awesome climb.

[brandonmccarthy]

Heck yeah, can't wait for another book Barry.

[MrCdrant]

Really hope to hear more about the Rupal Barry

[wills.]

Man, so, so good. Thanks for putting these together. Like reading the old CAJs from the golden age, but so much more rich.
Does anyone recall or have the full beta on the late/great Ken Wallator and Rick Costeas ascent (pharmacologically fuelled?) of Cavells N face? For some reason I thought it was winter.