Excellent loop route

I've climbed this a couple of times. May 2, 2015, I went on a Mounties' trip, and think that route was near-optimal. Turn left off the Wonderland Trail, and head up the East ridge. This is a very nice climbers' trail with almost no brush. At 5900', contour left along a bench, following game trails through an open forest. At the "gully" way-point, the slope to the left looks a bit steep, but it's straightforward to gain the ridge, maybe 35-40 deg max. From there it's a simple climb over open slopes. Due to a very low snow year, the trail was melted out below the summer footbridge crossing. I was on this trail in mid-June, 2011, and we were on snow after leaving the car, and able to cross Frying Pan Creek on a snow-bridge higher up before the trail heads up towards Summerland. May 02, 2015