See West Buttress for route info
A technical hike/class 4 scramble.
Friday
- 6:30 PM – Alexis back in Bellevue
- 7:00 PM – Drive to Squamish (3:10 – 4 hr drive)
- 11:00 PM – Arrive at campground, camp
Saturday
- Climbing class
Sunday
- Climbing class
- 7:00 PM – Drive to Sky Pilot trailhead
- 8:00 PM – Car camp at trailhead on FSR
- Gate closure on Shannon Creek FSR at 49.6791, -123.1220
Monday (sunrise is 5:15)
- 7:30 AM – Start hiking to lodge (0.7 miles road with 400 ft gain)Â
- 8:00 AM – Lodge, continue hiking (1.2 miles mostly flat/road)Â
- 8:30 AM – Habrich spur, continue hiking (1.8 miles hiking, 1,100 ft gain)Â
- 10:00 AM – End of valley, continue hiking (1 mile bushwacking, 1,700 ft gain)Â
- 11:30 PM – Base of glacier, rope upÂ
- 12:00 PM – Roped up, climb to ridge (0.2 mile on glacier, 500 ft gain)Â
- 12:30 PM – Ridge, remove glacier gearÂ
- 1:00 PM – Scramble to top (0.4 miles scrambling, 600 ft gain)Â
- 2:00 PM – Summitted!Â
- 2:30 PM – Rappel/scramble back down to ridgeÂ
- 3:30 PM – Back at ridge, rope up for glacierÂ
- 3:45 PM – Roped up, go down glacierÂ
- 4:00 PM – Bottom of glacierÂ
- 4:15 PM – Unrope, hike down to valley (1.8 miles down 1,100 ft)Â
- 5:00 PM – Hike valley back to lodge (3 miles bushwacking then road down 1,100 ft)Â
- 6:15 PM – Lodge, continue back to car (0.7 miles road down 400 ft)Â
- 6:35 PM – Back at carÂ
- 6:45 PM – Drive home (3:10 – 3:50 hr drive from Squamish, so at least 4 hr with dirt road)Â
- 10:45 PM – Home