Katabatic WI 3

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AD+ WI 3 170M

The approach was done  from Sandfell, Similar to the Italian Job the climbers traversed onto the face to avoid dropping too much height and safe some time. If the approach is done from Svínafellsjökull it’s well possible to follow Beina Brautin onto the face.

Due to bad conditions, the face being plastered in rime and the being a bit late in the season the path of least resistance was taken

1st Pitch 60M 70°/ WI 3 Snow/Ice

Belay under the headwall next to a bergschrund

2nd Pitch WI3/+ R 60M   Long traverse to the right

Belay below near- vertical rime wall with good ice behind it

3rd Pitch WI 3/+ 50M Upp the rime until the slope mellows out

Belays were done wth a snow pickett, screws and axes

31 October 2023

Kaspar Sólveigarson, Bergur Sigurðarson

Crag	Öræfajökull
Sector	Hvannadalshnjúkur
Type	Alpine