Distance

12.8 km to summit

20.4 km total

Elevation

1,711 m start

3,020 m max

Vertical

1,860 m gain

Time

6 hr 53 min to summit

13 hr 43 min total

Leg day: Little Lawson - "Lawson South Peak" - Mt Lawson - Mt Inflexible - Kent Ridge - North Kent Outlier
20km with 2,271m gain; 13:45 hrs car-to-"car"

A planned alpine climb got postponed because of high freezing levels, decided to do a fairly long scramble. Initially planned to close the loop, i.e. scramble up from Little Lawson to Inflexible, traverse to Kent ridge and come down back to the car via it (see the map). Supposed to be relatively quick, with the hardest section between Lawson and Inflexible.
Though reality was quite different. Started at 6:35am; finished at Sawmill parking lot at 8:20pm.

Here is times and some notes for each summit:

Little Lawson Peak - 8:05am
Very straightforward, nice little hike with good view.

"Lawson South Peak" - 9:40am
Beautiful ridgewalk with easy scrambling. Not sure why it's unnamed but it's a pretty prominent peak on that ridge; there is a cairn at the "summit" and elevation is at 2,679m

Mt Lawson - 11:35am
Solid moderate scrambling and continuation of the ridgewalk with superb views. Spent about 35-40mins at the summit.

Mt Inflexible - 1:40pm
Though rate as "difficult", the only bad section was slab spiced with loose scree in the second half; the first slab was as easy and pleasant as it can get. Can have any time of the day, any day of the week.

Kent Ridge - 5:50pm
That's where it got nasty. Partially because of lack of data - couldn't find much info, especially a GPS track for that section. We got cliffed ourselves out on a notch and had to rappel; left a station with 2 pitons there. Then spent a lot of time debating on the last snow section (who takes snow gear for the Front Ranges in July?), right below the summit block, and on the block itself. Ended roping up and belaying each other for the snow portion; the summit block was scrambleable, though we were ready to set up another station there.

North Kent Outlier - 7:20pm
Decided to continue our original plan and started off along Kent Ridge; just to turn back 10 minutes later - came to a drop where one needs either to have a very exposed downclimb or rappel. And it was at least 3 other potential downclimb / rappel sections before Mt Kent. Just simply turned back and went via normal route.

Got lucky for the second time when met a young Belgian couple at the parking lot and who gave us a ride (11km along the road would've been interesting).

Route name

Mount Inflexible 20.4 km route

point-to-point/traverse
Obstacles

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Key gear

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