The Approach to Hourglass Ridge

Just follow the ridge to the Alice/Chiefs Head saddle to reach Mount Alice's Hourglass Ridge. I jokingly call this little connecting ridge, "Rob's Ridge". Most route descriptions I have read for Alice tend to take you straight for the Alice/Chiefs Head saddle (at the snowfield to the far right). There is a nice ridge that connects to the saddle less than 100 vertical feet to the left above Snowbank Lake as you approach Alice. This ridge is obvious when you look at the topo map! To me, this is a less complicated, and shorter approach to the saddle. Attaining the ridge is easy talus hopping. Attached is a picture of my friend Rob heading up this same ridge back in 07' - nice easy walking! Rob's Ridge. Wild Basin RMNP August 1, 2014