Distance
13.3 km to summit
26.8 km total
Elevation
1,472 m start
2,813 m max
Vertical
1,334 m gain
Time
6 hr 30 min to summit
11 hr 38 min total
A solo trip up Isolated Peak. The weather was not ideal and it snowed on me for most of the steep ascent and descent. The steep rubble slopes contained a wet mixture of silt, sand and pebbles.
Route name
out-and-back
Obstacles
rockfall/loose rock, snow on route, weather
Key gear
ice axe, crampons, helmet, trekking poles, GPS device
StephChamp
That's some crazy motivation you have to have a long day on crappy weather to tackle it!
BertB
I'm working on getting the Kane book done. I decided to try and see how far I could get. I figured I might as well try to summit this one as opposed to walking away when I could have finished it.