"This is a beast of a hike from Ptarmigan Tunnel via the Goat Trail. We spent a lot of time route finding and felt that it would be best to exit the Notch and not go to the peak because we were going to run out of daylight. The attached track is a good reference. There are a few unnecessary ups and downs on it that should be obvious not to do....the route finding sections that we did. The route that we took down the Notch is a good route. We found some cairns that helped to point us in the right direction. Some say that the Notch is Class 3, but we felt that it should be Class 4 due to the amount of exposure and the consequences if you were to fall. " — Heartattackbruce • Sep 5, 2024

"We had a great time with no difficulty finding a route. We hiked the Siyeh Pass Trail up to the saddle below Cracker. The route on the ridge going up to Cracker is cairned when you get to the rocky section. The ledge traverse on the eastside of the mountain was nothing challenging. The step-on ledges in the black rock are very obvious and decent sized. The traverse from Cracker over to Siyeh is very straight forward. Exiting down the south slope of Siyeh has a couple of challenging spots on walls, but nothing that can't be easily overcome. There appeared to be several ways to navigate the walls. All in all, a nice 11 mile loop hike that is not too taxing. Enjoy! " — Heartattackbruce • Sep 2, 2024

"Annual Labor Day trip with Tyler B. Fantastic weather and climbing conditions made for a perfect outing in the mountains. Steep approach via a climber's trail to gain the west/NW ridgeline, with some Class 3 scrambling near the summit. Lots of wildlife on this route -- mountain goats and ruffed grouse provided several photo opportunities. Busy day on the holiday weekend -- good to see people of all ages getting out!" — MarmotHead • Sep 1, 2024

"Another great Glacier NP ridgewalk. Red Mountain felt like Class 2/3 climb, "moderate scramble". The key to the easiest route is to identify the "notch", the lowest point east of Red Mountain summit, and then traverse on series of ledges below the ridgeline almost to right below the summit before going up. The traverse towards Spot Mountain was a glorious walk until I ran into a series of nearly vertical cliffbands. Some cliffs were bypassed on the right side, but for one of them I couldn't find an easier way down. I barely managed to squeeze myself through a tiny chimney, which would have been very difficult to upclimb. It's definitely at least Class 4, probably worse. Once I was down I could see a potentially easier bypass, but I didn't explore it. The rest of the way to Spot Mountain was easy. I was not sure about the decent but it went smoothly via a dry creek drainage. " — Taras • Aug 11, 2024

"Another great Glacier NP ridgewalk. Red Mountain felt like Class 2/3 climb, "moderate scramble". The key to the easiest route is to identify the "notch", the lowest point east of Red Mountain summit, and then traverse on series of ledges below the ridgeline almost to right below the summit before going up. The traverse towards Spot Mountain was a glorious walk until I ran into a series of nearly vertical cliffbands. Some cliffs were bypassed on the right side, but for one of them I couldn't find an easier way down. I barely managed to squeeze myself through a tiny chimney, which would have been very difficult to upclimb. It's definitely at least Class 4, probably worse. Once I was down I could see a potentially easier bypass, but I didn't explore it. The rest of the way to Spot Mountain was easy. I was not sure about the decent but it went smoothly via a dry creek drainage. " — Taras • Aug 11, 2024