Friday – hike into Polemonium Ridge area from Helm Creek. Saturday and Sunday camp. Monday – hike out. Fast and light. Alpine Select Routes 29. Phyllis’ Engine (AD- 5.8) 34. Mt Davidson – NE Ridge (D 5.7) 35. The Sphinx – North Ridge (D 5.9) Prerequisites: Solid 5.8+ trad leader. Glacier travel / crevasse rescue […]

Mount Slalok (Rex’s Pillar) via Stonecrop Face (PD) Slalok is the third highest peak in the Joffre Group at 2650 meters. We will ascend via the Stonecrop Face Route (PD) as described in Alpine Select. From the summit we’ll have impressive views of Matier, Joffre and the Anniversary Glacier. We’ll travel in on Saturday morning […]

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BASIC MOUNTAINEERING COURSE! We strongly recommend taking that course on top of joining our trip ☺ This trip is designed for women with little or no mountaineering experience. It’s ideal if you’re in pretty good shape, physically, but no need to be a superstar athlete. The purpose […]

get an early start for hard snow, onto summit ridge before things warm up and cornices get unstable. Some very steep snow @ top of ramp. Start up the Lions route from Lions Bay, 45 minutes to the turnoff for Harvey’s north side. Down the SW ridge – standard hiking route for Harvey.

In the summer, Evans peak is a steep hike. In the winter it gets snow, making it a more technical and (if you’re lucky) less knee bashing and toe banging on the way down. Exactly what the climb will be like will really depend on how the snow conditions are. If you have no mountaineering […]