"The President traverse 36km with 2,650m gain in 16:30hrs Had The President on my list for a while but didn't want to slog up the Yoho Valley Road. Then from Mt Field and Emerald Peak, saw a potential of doing it via south side of Emerald Glacier. Quick research showed just one or two mentioning of that route but was still a good sign. Saw a good weather window, was able to book a day off mid-week and found myself leaving Emerald Lake parking at 6:30am. After multiple melt/freeze cycles, the snow became sheer ice crust. While cruising along the lake was fast but we had to put ski crampons pretty much right after an ascent toward Yoho Pass started. We kept the crampons on until we got to the VP southeast ridge, i.e., for the whole ascent. On the technical side, the crux is a short traverse from south slopes toward a bowl and the glacier beneath Michael Peak. There are two potential options: - the route we took, below a rock band and then boot-packing for 10-15m; note, if going that way back, most likely a rappel will be needed there; - depending on the conditions, the another option is going to climber's right of the rock band and then crossing a ridge (in our case - stee..." — alexp • Mar 17, 2021