"Mt. Chester > Little Chester > S. Galatea > Little Galatea Chester and Little Chester. We started at the Chester Lake trailhead and took the regular route for both peaks. We probably drifted farther climbers right for the final 100m on Chester, but the scrambling was fun. We didn’t have much for views, as we were socked in. Little Chester is a high point on the southwest ridge. We had a time limit (8hrs for 4 peaks), so we ran up and ran down. The route is obvious from the col. S. Galatea and Little Galatea. From Chester Lake, we followed the regular trail to the “Elephant Rocks” and continued on the trail towards Mt. Galatea. There is a map trail and I had a gpx track to know when to branch off from that main trail. However, the trail is not obvious in reality and we veered off from the beta I had. We bushwhacked for a while and aimed for some mellow cliff bands to gain the south slope. There were no distinct trails, so we just aimed for solid rock or supportive talus. It was a grind, and probably felt harder after doing Chester. The final 50m was fun scrambling with great views. The summit doesn’t have a register. In my opinion, it is deserving. Despite the location, this pe..." — ivo • Aug 25, 2022

"Winter came in overnight! we first went up the ridge, as one usually does. Seeing good conditions in the gully that descends to Chester lake, we decided to make a loop out of it." — apfelstrudel • Oct 17, 2020

"Feli and I were planning to do Galatea, but conditions sucked, so we opted to do Little Galatea instead. It's still a peak and we saw four mountain goats, which was the highlight of the day." — leigh-annewebster • Sep 25, 2020

"Ascended via the NW ridge and descended via a drainage on the west side. This is a great hike in the summer with fantastic views and minimal technical moves. Overall took about 4 hours, not including a 1-hour break at the top to take in the view of some majestic peaks. " — nathanwatt • Jul 12, 2020

"I went up via NW ridge. It offers very spectacular ridgewalk but is very steep in places and prone to avalanche danger. South Ridge might be a safer alternative in winter. This south outlier of Mt. Galatea is in Nugara's Snowshoeing Guidebook, but the route it suggests (windloaded avalanche gully) is very dangerous and shouldn't be publicized. NW and possibly S ridges are far safer option. " — Taras • Mar 1, 2015