New piece by @carrietait about the #landslide on #SnowpatchSpire in the #Bugaboos with comments from @[email protected] @[email protected] and myself https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/canada/british-columbia/article-landslide-reshapes-popular-climbing-spire-in-bc/ #climbing #mountaineering #geohazards #glacier

Global News BC: Large rockfall affects dozens of climbs at popular peak in B.C. provincial park https://globalnews.ca/news/9378745/large-rockfall-climbs-peak-b-c-bugaboo-provincial-park/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #southeastBritishColumbia #BugabooProvincialPark #MountainClimbing #PurcellMountains #SnowpatchSpire #rockclimbing #Environment #BCrockslide #BCrockfall #BC

A bit hazy and the #landslide deposit is already partly covered in snow, but here is a pre- and post-event comparison from #planet #planetlabs of the #SnowpatchSpire #rockfall in the #bugaboos today (or maybe late yesterday).

H/T @[email protected] for the alert, but there has been a pretty sizeable #rockfall on #SnowpatchSpire in the #Bugaboos that has destroyed some popular climbing routes. The #landslide appears to have happened today or maybe late yesterday, based on available #satellite imagery, and crashed onto the #glacier below. No recorded #earthquakes that could have triggered the failure.