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A long walk in through Exshaw Creek to get to Exshaw Pass. From there, we followed West Ridge straight to the summit of unofficially known "Cross Peak". There are several cliffbands that need to be downclimbed so expect a fair bit of scrambling. Three cliffbands are most challenging. One if perhaps Class 4, another one low Class 5 and the hardest one, a 20m vertical wall is perhaps Class 5.5. In one spot, I had only one reliable handhold. I'm not sure which stretch can be called "scrambling". Allan Kain calls it "climber's scramble".
Once the cliffbands are done, the rest of the route is a pleasant ridgewalk, although the ridge narrows and there is some serious exposure climber's right near the top but it can be avoided most of the time.

The easiest route to do "Cross Peak" is to ascend South Ghost Peak first via NW Ridge, traverse to "Cross Peak" (moderate scrambling at most) and descend the obvious drainage straight down to Exshaw Creek.|

P.S. GPS track is in my entry for South Ghost Peak

Route name

West Ridge from Exshaw Pass

point-to-point/traverse
Obstacles

road/access issues, routefinding, stream crossing, bushwhacking, blowdowns, no water source, rockfall/loose rock, snow on route

Key gear

helmet