Distance

8.2 km to summit

18.2 km total

Elevation

1,608 m start

2,560 m max

Vertical

951 m gain

Time

5 hr 41 min to summit

9 hr 55 min total

Great season starter for 2023. Perfect weather for a winter outing. The route through the first cliff band was mixed snow climbing, but otherwise a snowshoe and scree slog. Second cliff band could be walked around with some easy route finding.

Obstacles

rockfall/loose rock, snow on route

Key gear

ice axe, crampons, snowshoes, trekking poles, mountaineering boots, GPS device