"One kind of adventure: Vimy - Arras - Crypt traverse 41.5km with 2,265m gain and boat crossing in 10:30hrs return. (30.9 and 10.6km on foot and bike correspondingly with 2,160 and 105m gain) Vimy Peak - Arras Peak - Vimy Ridge SE/GR939323 is a pretty known route and no need in details. Wanted to continue it to Crypt and Boswell, based on Nugara's TRs (https://anugara.net/boswell.html) Crypt Peak Route from GR939323 to connecting ridge is obvious and easy. It is much more interesting once you get to Crypt's red rock summit block. Very enjoyable moderate scramble, looks and feels like giant's steps filled with pebbles. The only thing on descent, some of those "steps" appear to be slabs and "pebbles" - loose scree. While it is just moderate scramble but based on the terrain, it can easily become an alpine climb even with little snow on it. A hint for route finding: just follow sheep/goat shit and footprints. Wanted to continue further but some dark and low clouds were rolling in from Montana side. Even though there was nothing in the forecast. Tried to test my intuition whether to give it or try or not. But smell of ozone in the air made the decision. And of cou..." — alexp • Aug 31, 2019

"My son and I (me mostly) wanted to see the view of Crypt Lake from Arras Peak. When getting the backcountry permit, we were told we COULD NOT camp within the Crypt drainage. It took all day but we got onto the ridge just below Arras peak by climbing the south peak just east of the old Crypt Lake campground (just a big sitting log now). We were expecting to at least find a snowpack for water, but it was bone dry... Oh boy!!... We had 1/2 a litre of water for the next day. That night and the next morning, thunderstorm after thunderstorm rolled over us... We collected rain water running off the tent with every pot, pan and cup we had... Managed to get a few litres of water. That morning we decided not to climb Arras Peak (all of 150m more and we would have done it). For adventure, we came down the east side of the valley (a little treacherous), eventually getting back to the old campground. By this time we knew we might miss the boat (which was supposed to pick us up the next day, but we decided not to stay another night). We raced down only to miss the boat by an hour... Now what to do? My son stood on the boat dock just as a motorboat came by. He stuck out his thumb and th..." — DougGHenderson • Jul 20, 2009