Height gain: 1100m/3609'
Ascent date: Aug 05, 2005
Ascent time: 2:00hrs From The Fortress
Descent ime: 2:30hrs
Comment: Easy scramble
This trip is part of
my 2-peak day scramble. I started with The
Fortress, then worked my way up to the neighbouring summit
Gusty Peak. The weather was almost perfect.
Pure sun, deep blue sky but with chilly strong wind. My overall
roundtrip took 8 hours.
(1) After lunch and a much needed rest at The
Fortress, I headed back down to the col... sneezing. Here's
a view looking back to Chester Lake.
(2) This is the way up to the summit. If you look at the title
photo, this slope looks very steep and exposed. The challenge
here is to not lose your balance (and patience) while trudging
up the rubble. This is the moment when I started feeling weak
and had to do 10 baby steps at a time... sneezing.
(1) It took me 2hrs to reach the summit of Gusty Peak from The
Fortress. The wind up here was strong and cold.
(2) I walked back and forth on the summit ridge to look for
the register but I couldn't find it. The summit cairn wasn't
so much of a cairn either. Anywho, what matters is I got to
the top despite of the mucous build-up.
(1)
Going down on the rubble was not very pleasant at all. Luckily
I managed to find some good scree sections which helped me lighten
the load off my knees.
(2) It was such a relief to get back to a soft trail again.
Here's a last look at Chester Lake.
My trip back to the car from Gusty Peak took 2:30hrs.
