"Jeff and I hiked from Cheakamus Lake parking up toward Helm Glacier. Weren't happy with the snow along the edge of the glacier, extending way up the wall of the valley. Headed straight uphill to join Gentian Ridge. Lots of cloud and showers began when on the ridge. Visibility became very poor. Had to follow the ridge crest directly, because we couldn't tell whether it was possible to bypass the summits along the ridge. Finally reached the McGill weather station, and head of Helm Glacier. Battled gravity, wetness, and foliage on our way down to Gentian Pass. Arrived around 4, and set up tents in a driving fine rain. Everything got wet. Rain stopped around 6 PM. July 12 dawned sunny and mostly clear. Great trip up Polemonium Ridge and across to the West Summit of Castle Towers. Used crampons and axes to cross one firmly packed, steep snow field. The main summit looked quite challenging! We were happy with our accomplishment. Trip back to camp went smoothly. Packed up camp, and returned to Gentian Ridge. It was absolutely gorgeous up there, now that we actually had views! Hours of slogging later, we were back at the car just before we needed headlamps." — Cirrus2000 • Jul 12, 2019

"From Polemonium we roped up and climbed the N W ridge of Castle Towers. I love the remoteness of the area. It is beautiful 3500 feet above Lake Garibaldi. We spent the night back on Polemonium and hiked out the next day. " — andrewbrintnell1 • Jun 19, 1989