Golden Ears Park, BC
September 1-2
This was Sean's brainchild. Part one of a two-part series: the bigger, badder Mt. Judge Howay is still to come, one day! Friday afternoon we took Sean's boat from the west end of Alouette Lake all the way to the other side (15km) and then made our way 4,000' up a surprisingly well-marked trail through the forest and into the alpine. Great views from our bivy spot down to Stave Lake and the city beyond, and Mt. Baker beyond that, to the south; Mt. Judge Howay to the north; Golden Ears to the west; and countless other peaks, including Slesse, to the east. Beautiful sunset and clear stars at night. In the morning, a bit more steep climbing through trees and bush from camp, and then quickly into the scrambling. Some of this was a bit stiffer than we were expecting, but still within the unroped category, and an exciting challenge. Sean did some great route-finding to get us safely and promptly to the top in 3 hours. Lunch on top, and then we carefully picked our way back down to camp and on down to the lake, where we arrived, dripping and diminished, for a much-needed swim.
Participants: Sean and Pip.
Trip photos
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