"8/17/25: From Peak 12640, there were a few rocky areas for some scampering along the first half or so of the SE ridge of Jasper. Upon reaching the saddle steps some easy Class 3 and an interesting “baby knife edge” with available work-arounds, mostly on the south side. The crux is the down-climb into the final notch. I’d rate it C4- mostly because of the steepness combined with loose rock and dirt with odd angles and slick grassy patches with spiky vegetation interspersed. Generally unpleasant but only a 20’ pitch or so. The final climb out of the notch (C3) is the most enjoyable and probably the best rock quality along the ridge. The entire ridge run took us 2.5 hours and suddenly we found ourselves unlikely to make it back for the last shuttle at 6pm. The other two proposed that I “run” ahead to try to make it so that I could at least be our shuttle back to the high school. After we got back on-trail I agreed and the race was on. It was 4:30 so I had 5 miles to cover in an hour and a half. After 12 miles already logged for the day, I wasn’t sure how my knees were going to hold up but it was worth trying (our vehicles were parked an additional 4 miles from the TH!) I made it back ..." — LoneWolf • Aug 17, 2025