Had a great outing on Mt Temple with the mountain to ourselves yesterday.

There was a bit of an overnight inversion in the Louise group and at 6am it was still 9C at 3100m.

The route is completely dry to the summit ridge. Hardly any crevasses to deal with right now on the glacier, but not much snow left for secure footing either. In avoiding several not-long-for-this-world cornices, I was glad to have some extra screws for traversing the steep ground on the north side.

Water is crux of the climb right now. There are a couple of small sludgy seeps still oozing out of the Black Tower gullies, but getting a re-supply there would be a lengthy exercise in grace under (rockfall) fire. However, by contouring 250m to the next drainage right of the 2950m bivvies (the last nice ones) I was able to locate a good steady flow. It's cairned and should last a while.

Enjoy!

Carl Johnston,
ACMG Alpine and Rock Guide
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures