"Alda and I went up. Iceaxe was put to use. I was happy to have crampons in the gully. Alda used microspikes but would have prefered crampons. Route is straighforward. Reaching is final ridge requires more attention." — martawojnarowska • Sep 22, 2020

"Rafal had this one high on his list for quite some time and upon being invited I jumped at the chance. These plans came together right from the summit of the previous mountain I climbed, McGillivray. Ali Sekera also came for this trip. The hike in went pretty quick and without much trouble. We scrambled over the ramparts and dropped in on the other side. The fire from a few years ago was quite evident. We didn't sideslope but took the gentle line right at the edge of the trees. to the scree cone. We headed up, strapped on crampons and headed up the snow filler gully. I would recommend mountaineering boots with a good set of crampons. I did it by means of strapping crampons on my hiking boots but I would have preferred my mountaineering setup. The scrambling above the snow was loose but nothing crazy. We got bitten by mosquitoes a hundred times each. The walk out was pleasant as there were endless fields of wildflowers. A great trip with great company. " — BertB • Jul 30, 2019

"Took the Kane route. At about 12 hours, it's a pretty long day. We brought mountaineering boots, crampons, and axes...and hauling them through the approach was worth it! Hard snow on the ascent from the start of the gully to about 150 meters from the summit. Probably got 400 meters on snow. Nice! Beyond the snow, the rock was terribly loose. the 80 meters from snowline to the summit ridge was a trudge, trying to link islands of supportive stuff. The summit ridge wasn't quite the ridge-walk i was expecting. If you stay on a ridge, you'll hit a wall. Traverse below this wall, on rubble ledges (gross stuff) until you are directly below the summit. Then angle up and back to regain the summit ridge. The route should be obvious to experienced rockies scramblers, but the rubble and loose rock (and exposure - you are over cliffs), make it a bit unpleasant. The final ridge-walk to the summit was great, but way too breif! Some of the best views I have experienced. Worth the effort for sure. The snow had softened for our decent and we were able to plunge step down most of it, except for one steep section that required some inward facing kick steps. The walk home was long and b..." — mike_rogers81 • Jul 28, 2019