8.3 km to summit
26.9 km total
1,994 m start
3,107 m max
2,302 m gain
3 hr 56 min to summit
10 hr 28 min total
A leg day, Skoki Traverse: Ptarmigan Lookout - Whitehorn Mountain - Richardson Ridge - Mount Richardson - Pika Peak - Ptarmigan Peak
Solo. Bike approach.
on foot: 20.2km with 2,212m gain in 9:45hrs
on bike: 6.9km w 288m gain in 44mins (36mins up / 8mins down)
Total: 27km w 2,500m gain in 10:30hrs
All component [sub-]routes are either obvious or very well described. Here are just my elevation readings, time summited and spent at the summit:
Ptarmigan Lookout: 2,550m, 8:20am
Whitehorn Mountain: 2,676m, 8:50am / 20mins
Richardson Ridge: 2,691m, 10:05am / 5mins
Mount Richardson: 3,090m, 11:35am / 25mins
Pika Peak: 3,087m, 12:50pm / 30mins (was reporting suspicious smoke)
Ptarmigan Peak: 3,070m, 3:05pm / 35mins
Line colors on photos:
red - on foot
blue - on bike
blowdowns, no water source, snow on route, weather
ice axe, crampons, helmet, trekking poles, GPS device
BobbyG
Nice one! Watching you from across the highway!