(1) We passed the correct rib, and another at this point so
we decided to just hike up. Dead trees are all over the place
here. A lightning-strike prone area.
(2) We traversed to the right towards the correct rib when we
realized we were gonna end up on a drop. After 2:30hrs of a
steep hike-up, we reached the plateau. From here, the view is
already magnificent. I could just stay here and be merry.
(1) Here's Alex standing on a diseased rockface with one of
the many false summits on the left.
(2) Now at this point, the first summit shows up. It looks
like bad news but it was actually doable. There's a lot of
good scramble on this ridge, which makes this mountain one
of my favourites.
(1)
We spent about 2:00hrs on the ridge before reaching the summit.
The weather was good, not too cold and not windy at all.
(2) This is the cornice that stopped us from proceeding to the
second summit. The two summits are equally high, therefore I
claim this as a success.
On our descent, we went to the right of the approach rib and
had a blast scree/rubble skiing. Our return trip took us 3:30hrs.
