Nika Fox

Nika Fox

Mount Lady Macdonald Scramble in Winter

01/08/16

Did Lady Mac in the summer and went about 1/3 along of the ridge, and would have completed it had we not run out of water and dehydration been a risk. I don't recommend rushing the summit ridge, and would definitely not recommend the ridge to beginners, it's pretty exposed and has high consequence for mistake. It was a super sunny and dry day, great for exposed scrambles, and probably best to try it out in a summer season first! It's south facing though, so during the winter depending on current snow conditions it sometimes has less snow than the other surrounding peaks. One winter my aunt did Lady Mac every month of the year. We plan on going back and tackling it as a winter scramble with some crampons and ice axe... and perhaps finishing the ridge!

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