Distance
26.2 km total
Elevation
1,436 m start
Vertical
2,093 m gain
Time
16 hr 43 min total
Assiniboine attempt #2.... last year I got hit by lightning high on the peak so surely this would be better? While the weather was better the conditions were not. The heavy rain/snow from Saturday morning coated the route in verglas. We turned around at the red band after fighting with ice and snow and getting off route trying to avoid the worst of it. Annoying since everyone all week enjoyed perfect conditions! We then got charged by a grizzly bear when we returned to camp at Assiniboine Lake.... what does attempt 3 have in store for me? Perfect weather and conditions please?
Route name
out-and-back
Obstacles
rockfall/loose rock, snow on route
Key gear
ice axe, crampons, helmet, rope/harness, mountaineering boots
