Wil looking impressed with our ghetto bivy spot where we hung out for a few hours until getting up at 1:15am
Making our way up the moraines to the glacier toe just after 4am.
Almost at the toe with Aberdeen's summit poking up on the right.
Wil and Sue starting out on pitch one.
At the top of pitch one, looking down to Darren at the base.
Sue and Darren at the top of pitch two.
Sue and Darren at the top of pitch two. Ya, it's pretty steep.
Climbing pitch three, looking down to Darren at the top of pitch two.
Looking up to the top of pitch three.
At the top of pitch three, looking down to Sue and Darren.
From the top of pitch three, with Mt. Fairview in the top right.
Wil looking a bit ruffled after topping out the steep toe section, but experiencing 100% enjoyment.
Crossing the flatter mid section of glacier to the final steep wall before the Haddo/Aberdeen col of the ridge.
Serac danger on the right and loose rock on the left with above knee post-holing in between... we went left on the snow, transitioning to the rock for the middle portion of the climb, then moved back into the supportive snow of the gully left of the rock island near the top.
Darren and Sue coming up the mid section of the glacier.
We crossed the covered bergschrund on the left - but fairly quickly as you can see evidence of rockfall.
Darren on the glacier mid section.
Sue on the glacier mid section.
Me dry-tooling up the final rock face to the col (photo courtesy Wil)
Darren and Sue on the final few steps to the col.
Stretching on the col with Mt. Temple in behind (photo courtesy Wil)
Sue arriving at the pleasant summit of Haddo with Aberdeen waiting behind.
Taking in the summit views from Haddo.
Sue, me, and Darren on the Haddo summit (photo courtesy Wil)
Looking to Aberdeen from the Haddo summit, with another group just reaching the col.
From the summit of Haddo, a couple of rope teams can be seen coming up below us.
Roped back up, we move up the ridge towards Aberdeen.
Just below the summit block.
A guy from the other group belaying his team up the final bit of ridge to the Aberdeen summit.
Up a the summit of Aberdeen!
Heading down the descent ridge.
Looking down the decent gully.
Looking back up the decent gully and the great 200m snow glissade! Now all that's left is a long walk out via Paradise valley.
