Mt. Frink – Mt. George V col to
headwaters of Siokum Creek
I was awakened in the night to hear it
pouring rain on the tent. Not what you want to hear when you have a
big day ahead. However, when I popped my head out of the tent at
5:30am there was a beautiful sunrise. I did my best to be quick but
it was still 8:20am before I left camp.
Once I was under the big north face of
Mt. George V, I wished I had started earlier. Except for my nerves
getting to the top wasn't difficult. It did require a short rock
scramble at 1800m. Next up, Peak 1920. The face of it was
intimidating as well but it was more laid back once I was on it. The
ridgeline over to Peak 1909 was spectacular. There were some tiring
bumps to get over. Getting down off Peak 1909 was tricky. Phil
Stone's description of the route from the Turns and Tours book was
very helpful but the pictures with arrows drawn on felt misleading to
me.
It was very hot, everything was
melting around me so I decided to call it a day. Tomorrow, if the
weather holds, I will try for Milla Lake or possibly further to
Shepherd Ridge. I will attempt an even earlier wake up!
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| Ridge between Peak 1920 and Peak 1909 |
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