| Pika
Peak - 3053m/10017' |
Scrambling with Ian Cameron
Height gain: 750m/2461'
Ascent date: Sep 8, 2005
Ascent time: 1:45hrs From Mt. Richardson
Comment: Moderate scramble |
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We camped at the Hidden
Lake Campground (sk5) for
this 3-day backpacking trip. On the first day we arrived at
the campground, we started with a traverse to Anthozoan
Mountain, then another traverse to Brachiopod
Mountain.
Day 2. Our planned trip for this day was an ascent to Mt.
Richardson, a traverse to Pika Peak, and
another traverse to Ptarmigan
Peak. The weather was not what anybody would want to have
on an outing like this. We had a mixture of rain, hale, and
snow.
Our overall roundtrip time was a very painful 11:15hrs.
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(1) After passing the cornice on the summit of Mt.
Richardson, we had a chance to speed-up our descent down
to the Richardson/Pika col.
(2) This is Pika Peak. The elevation gain from this point
is not the big issue, only the terrain to the top, which looked
quite a challenge. |
 
(1) We stopped at the col and checked the book if there's a
trick to scrambling up the ridge.
(2) But then we just decided to get closer to the ridge and
find our own path. The rocks were very solid and rough so
no concern of slipping and falling were present. Exposure
was pretty minor as well. |
  (1)
We got to the top in 1.75hrs. The snow was starting to drizzle
at this point but nothing too major yet.
(2) About halfway down to the col, I realized I left my ice-axe
at the top so I had to go back up and get it. Ian continued
down to the col and scoped the traverse to our final objective,
Ptarmigan Peak. It
was starting to get wet. |
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