
| This is one of the great ones! A very, very enjoyable ascent taking us from Logan Pass to Hidden Lakes, over the southeast ridge running out of Bearhat Mtn, down into the aptly-named Floral Park, up another ridge, then circumventing the "toe" of Sperry Glacier, then finally ascending the mountain itself. Almost none of the notorious Glacier N.P. scree and loose talus, and then the summit...! Even for a part of the Northern Rockies known for great vistas, this mountain is special! Absolutely amazing! GNP rocks!
Climbed with a small contingent of GMS folk (five of us)--21-mile, 13-hour day, ending with a rather grueling (understatement, that) 9-mile descent down (constantly down!) 6,000+ feet from the summit to Comeau Pass, past the Sperry Chalet, then on to Lake McDonald. Very tired at the end, but what a great, terrific day! |