| Allison
Peak - 2643m/8672' |
Scrambling with Ian Cameron
Height gain: 740m/2428'
Ascent date: July 15, 2005
Ascent time: 1:30hrs From Mt. Ward
Comment: Difficult scramble |
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This scramble is part
of a very exciting traverse. We started at Mt.
Ward, then a traverse to Allison Peak,
and another traverse to Window
Mountain, including a visit to the Window itself. The weather
was perfectly gorgeous. Sunny with some clouds and a gentle
cool breeze. Our overall roundtrip took 8:30hrs, including a
half hour stay on each summit.
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(1) From Mt. Ward, I decided
to go left and below the first false summit, while Ian stayed
on the ridge.
(2) We ended up meeting just after the first false summit.
This is the best spot to take a shot of the Window and Window
Mountain. |
 
(1) This is the second false summit (left) and Allison Peak.
The plan here was not to bother going up the false one.
(2) This is the ridge from the first and second false summits
(most difficult). If you decided to stay on this ridge, you
would expose yourself to a lot of drops and overhangs. We
had to avoid these from time to time by lowering down on the
right. |
  (1)
On the final ascent to the summit... a very exciting time, but
dammit we forgot to look for the Allison Window.
(2) Oh yeah! Here's 2 of 3 after 1:30hrs. The register here
still contains Alan Kane's ascent in 1993. The view... I like
Mt. Ward's better. Now we're off to Window
Mountain to complete the loop.
Again, dammit we forgot to look for the Allison Window. |
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