Zosia crosses the highway aiming for the ridge peeking above the trees at left. | |
Zosia ascends a boulder field near the beginning. | |
Zosia climbs past some striking pinnacles on a steep grassy slope. | |
Clouds obscure distant peaks as Zosia climbs high above the highway. | |
After a lengthy but relatively easy approach, Zosia plunges blindly down a steep and bushy slope. | |
Zosia gets her first clear look at the west ridge of Serendipity Peak. |
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Peaks along the Continental Divide can be seen behind Zosia as she traverses a grassy slope. |
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Zosia sticks closely to the crest as she ascends the west ridge. | |
There is a lot of scrambling to be done on the upper part of the west ridge. | |
Zosia carefully bypasses a drop-off along the west ridge. | |
There are lots of rock slabs that are easy to ascend such as this one. | |
Sonny is constantly looking down to
check his footing. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak |
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Zosia gains the summit ridge of Serendipity Peak. | |
Zosia takes the last few steps before the top of Serendipity Peak. | |
Zosia and Sonny stand on the summit of Serendipity Peak (2667 metres). | |
Zosia briefly contemplates the tedious traverse to Patterson's Peak at distant right. |
Mount Head and Holy Cross Mountain dominate the view to the southeast.
Zosia retreats down the summit ridge. |
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Here is a comprehensive view of Serendipity Peak's west ridge (bottom left). The Misty Range is also visible on the centre horizon. | |
Zosia carefully descends a steep slope of loose rubble. |
Here is a last look to the northwest as Zosia regains easier ground.
At this point, it is sobering to realize that the hike out entails going over the distant forested ridge at far left. |
Here is a last look back at Serendipity Peak from its west ridge.
Zosia finds an overgrown trail to ease her climb back up the ridge she had earlier descended via some unpleasant bushwhacking. | |
Late in the day, Zosia descends past the pinnacles near the start of the trip. | |
Total
Distance: 14.0 kilometres Round-Trip Time: 11 hours 13 minutes Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1344 metres |