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| Page Type: Route Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America Lat/Lon: 48.99970°N / 121.671°W Route Type: Scramble + Rock Climb Time Required: A long day Difficulty: Walk-up - 5.5
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| Page By: Duseks Created/Edited: Oct 30, 2005 / Oct 30, 2005 Object ID: 167320 Hits: 589  Loading... Page Score: 79.59% - 1 Votes  Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Approach
Slesse (Silesia) Creek Approach
- Drive East on the Trans-Canada Hwy 1
- Take the Sardis Exit (Vedder Rd)
- Drive S to Vedder Crossing. Turn sharply LEFT (east) at the near side of the Chilliwack River Bridge
- After 12.6 miles (21.2km) take the Slesse Creek Rd
- After 3.7 miles a take the Right Fork toward to an army bridge and demolition area (keep hands and legs in the ride, road is sometime temporarily closed to practice blowing things up)
- Shortly after the bridge take the spur road heading SW up towards Canadian Border Peak. Drive as far as you can (the road may be in very poor shape), park (~4,000ft), and hike the remainder of the road.
Route Description
One-way: 5.5 miles
Elevation gain: ~4,000ft (depending or road conditions)
High Point: 7,516ft
- Hike the Logging spur to find a path leading to the Shoulder at ~5,600ft, good campsites available here
- Head right to a cirque (talus or snow) between the main summit and the NW spur shoulder
- above the cirque find a long snow-filled gully adjacent to the NE face (if melted out ascend steep heather and meadow keeping close to the cliff), to the base of the final ridge portion
- pass a step to the right (W) and traverse West to a gulley bearing North West (not visible on approach)
- From here take either a loose gulley (class 3) or the ridge (class 4) to a talus slope below a 30ft wall
- Climb a vertical crack low-mid class 5 (left of the inside corner) ~30ft to a narrow shelf
- from here 3-4 class slabs, boulders, and cracks lead to the summit
Essential Gear
- Rope
- Helmet
- Slings
- Large stopper or Cams
- Water
- Ice Axe
- Crampons
- Avalanche Gear
Miscellaneous Info
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