Height gain: 1120m/3674'
Ascent date: July 22, 2005
Ascent time: 3:00hrs to north, 30mins to center, 1:00hr
to south
Descent time: 2:30hrs from the south summit
Comment: Difficult scramble
(1) I realized
I was gonna go solo this day so I chose a high traffic
trail. This is Mt. Edith's north summit just minutes before
Cory Pass.
(2) I was ready to ascend a gully when Dave from Connecticut
asked me to ascend this gully instead (right) so he could
take a picture and a scale. I'm tiny but I barely fit.
The right photo was taken from inside the gully.
(1) 3:00hrs to north(n) summit. One scary gap has to be crossed
to access the register. I guess Dave didn't bother doing this
'cause his name was not on the register.
(2) Here's my route to the center summit. From the col (center
of photo), I traversed to the left then angled up a broad
gully to gain the top. The traverse is a little bit exposed
and there are a lot of loose rocks.
(1)
30mins to center(c) summit. The clouds are starting to look
really ugly so I didn't stay long on top.
(2) Here's a closer look at my route to the south summit. The
tunnel described on the book is at the right of center (I think).
I didn't see/take it on my way up. At the top of the tunnel,
I noticed quite a number of cairns. Some are lined up to my
right (as per Kane) but the cairns lined up to my left seemed
more direct so I took this route instead.
(1)
1:00hr to south(s) summit. The sun started shining again at
this point and I was glad to have done all three summits. The
register contained a photocopy of what I think is a rock climbing
route. It describes the return trip as what I took on my way
up. No wonder there were cairns.
(2) This is the tunnel I took on my way back to the col. It
was fast and easy. Soon enough, I was back at the Cory Pass
Trail. My total descent time was 2:30hrs.
