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
out-and-back
Obstacles
routefinding, rockfall/loose rock, snow on route
Key gear
helmet, trekking poles, mountaineering boots