hello Mtn Folk,

Just returned from a 2 day trip to the Neil Colgan hut and the W ridge of Mt Fay. The glaciers are a little tricky with the new snow with thin bridging on some crevasses so lots of active probing;) The ice apron was cruzy and shrund was crossed via a precarious but stable ice bridge.

Of note, when we got back to the parking area at Moraine lake there was a large natural rock fall which started at approximately 2750-2800m from a the NE facing side wall above the 3/4 couloir. No pictures but it was loud and visibly very large which ran the full length of the couior and probably into the boulder field below.

Not a warm day-3 deg at the hut at 05:30 8 deg at the parking lot by 14:00, with light winds from the west and just a trace of snow at the start zone.

Take care and enjoy the last days of summer,

CU in the hills,

Jeff Bullock