"SE ridge route. Crossing river using hip waders was no problem. Access trail in the shadow valley ( between Minos and “Diamond ridge” )had quite amount of snow. I had to brake trail using snowshoes- something I seldom do in recent years. It was rather hard for me. Ridge was mostly free of snow, no wind , amazing weather. Return same way on broken trail, was a lot faster." — PawelG • Mar 16, 2024

"It was the best of times it was the worst of times. We grouped up and some in the group were absolutely dreading the Red Deer River crossing. Little did they know this would be the worst of their concerns. After the creek crossing we bushwhack over to the trail, which we were able to use for all of 15 minutes. Then we bushwhacked until we got within 400m of the summit. At least the temperatures were warm. Plenty of log hopping and bushwhacking opportunities await on Mt Minos. Good times outdoors indeed." — BertB • Jan 26, 2019

"Bert, Cat, Ryan, Brandon, Tara and I set out to Ya Ha Tinda to do Mount Minos in one awesome vehicle altogether! Bert and I have been out there a lot recently, having done Maze in November, then Labyrinth and Wildhorse Ridge this January. Minos was a bastard!!!!!!. The river crossing was easier this time as it was about 2C when we crossed in the morning and closer to 12 later on the way back. The initial bushwhack to the horse trail was fine, then a little bit more interesting crossing the drainage and going up some steep stuff! Then ... drumroll please... the pièce de résistance... the bushwhack. This was the worst bushwhack of my life. While I've seen far denser bush in the Adirondacks, this was the first time I had to go through it.... I felt like I was in the army in basic training in a field of barbed wire with a huge ass pack making my way under and over sharp, pointy branch obstacles, trying not to poke my eyes out or impale my groin.... Well, my eyes are intact but my inner legs have so many bruises and scratches it's ridiculous. Well, the rest of it was okay, but still a bit of an obstacle course. I must point out, however, that this was my 200th unique summit in t..." — leigh-annewebster • Jan 26, 2019