Sunday, August 16, 2009

Cory/Edith Gargoyles

Aug 15, 2009. Cory Pass 2360m, explore Mt. Edith (partial) 2560m, Edith Pass 1950m. 12.9 km loop, 1000m gain plus 2.5km & 200m gain exploring.
Plan "B" due to weather, turned out to be a nice day but higher up there was fresh snow!

Gargoyle & Mt. Louis... for me the two highlights of the trip. We also explored part way up the scramble route on Mt Edith north peak but lacking a route description & rock lids (left in the truck) we backed off at the chimneys where things become 'moderate'. Rock fall was a concern also.
Rabbit shaped outcrop in Gargoyle valley.
Yours truly exploring a gargoyle with Mt. Louis in the background.

A little disappointed our super-early start for Plan "A" was thwarted but it needed to be 'bare & dry' & that wouldn't have happened.

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