Grimface Mountain
For the July long weekend Marie and I decided to drive to Cathedral Lakes park for some backcountry scrambling. The park is just west of Keremeos and not easy to get to.
To get the park there are two choices: 1. Walk up the 16km logging road with an elevation gain of about 5000ft, or 2. Pay the local lodge to take you up in a monster 4x4. We decided to pay the money and avoid the long, boring hike up. At $90 per person the price was a bit steep, but I guess thats what happens when you have a monopoly.
The next day after setting up camp, we went on a 20km hike up into the mountains to climb one of the local peaks we had heard about - Grimface mountain. It was an amazing hike up to a long ridge, with most of the way well above the treeline. We even got to use our crampons on a snowfield on the way up.
The climb to the peak was definitely at the limit of what I could handle - although it is considered a moderate climb, there were a few steps that were a bit tricky with some exposure. There were also snow patches in some of the gullies which made it slightly more difficult.
After the climb we slogged all the way back down to camp for a good night sleep - lots of work, but definitely rewarding.
Check out the pictures HERE
Check out the GPS track on google earth 3D HERE
- Choose google earth 3d from the pull down bar at the top right
For the July long weekend Marie and I decided to drive to Cathedral Lakes park for some backcountry scrambling. The park is just west of Keremeos and not easy to get to.
To get the park there are two choices: 1. Walk up the 16km logging road with an elevation gain of about 5000ft, or 2. Pay the local lodge to take you up in a monster 4x4. We decided to pay the money and avoid the long, boring hike up. At $90 per person the price was a bit steep, but I guess thats what happens when you have a monopoly.
The next day after setting up camp, we went on a 20km hike up into the mountains to climb one of the local peaks we had heard about - Grimface mountain. It was an amazing hike up to a long ridge, with most of the way well above the treeline. We even got to use our crampons on a snowfield on the way up.
The climb to the peak was definitely at the limit of what I could handle - although it is considered a moderate climb, there were a few steps that were a bit tricky with some exposure. There were also snow patches in some of the gullies which made it slightly more difficult.
After the climb we slogged all the way back down to camp for a good night sleep - lots of work, but definitely rewarding.
Check out the pictures HERE
Check out the GPS track on google earth 3D HERE
- Choose google earth 3d from the pull down bar at the top right
posted by Marie & Tom at
1:36 PM
