Things didn't line up for the completion of the Garibaldi Neve Traverse, but good were still had. On the second morning, we were on track but mucking around in avalanche shoots en route to the base of Opal Cone. But our path was eventually blocked by a long series of cornices and an intimidating river. Some conversations with knowledgeable people lead us to the conclusion that our route was impassable (crevasse-covered glacier, and an unfrozen lake) so we turned our attention to a steep climb up Diamond head (my first climb with an ice axe - feels as bad-ass as it looks) and eventually Travel Monopoly in a warm cabin. Tim won Monopoly; likely by cheating.This gave us Day 3 to play in the snow (without 50 lbs packs on). A photo by Tim is attached. Good times.
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