Distance

6.8 km to summit

16.9 km total

Elevation

1,864 m start

3,510 m max

Vertical

1,669 m gain

Time

5 hr 51 min to summit

11 hr 26 min total

An interesting day on a classic big mountain. We did an alpine start to get a spot at Moraine Lake (2am wakeup) and did approach in headlamps. The weather was blustery despite the forecast for blue skies. The scramble was fun but mostly a grind. The final 300m to the summit was icy with a light dusting of snow. Just as we reached the summit clouds moved in so we got no view :(. The descent was quick and the clouds opened up later on. Overall a great day bagging an easy 11000er despite no summit views.

Route name

Southwest Slopes

out-and-back
Obstacles

routefinding, rockfall/loose rock, snow on route

Key gear

helmet, trekking poles, mountaineering boots