From Highway 1A, turn north onto Highway 40, 13.0 kilometres west of the intersection with Highway 22 in Cochrane or 36.0 kilometres east of the intersection with Highway 1X.  Drive 27.0 kilometres through the village of Waiparous to the Ghost Public Land Use Zone boundary where the pavement becomes 2WD gravel.  Drive another 24.0 kilometres and turn left (west) onto Hunter Valley Road.  Drive 5.0 kilometres and turn left again onto a rougher dirt road which should still be okay for 2WD vehicles when conditions are dry.  Drive 3.1 kilometres and park in a grassy clearing just before a bridge over Fallentimber Creek.

Starting from the clearing, Andrea, Asieh, Ali, Jeff, Zosia and I headed westward along a grassy track which goes through boggy meadows for the first few kilometres including a couple of crossings of Fallentimber Creek.  Although my feet inevitably got wet, they dried out nicely once we reached a seismic line cutting through the forest directly toward our objective.  The seismic line ultimately turns into a good trail which climbs through forested slopes and leads to a high pass southeast of Ghost Peak.  From the pass, we began ascending the southeast ridge and soon ran into more challenging terrain.  One particular rock wall is breached by two separate gullies with the right-hand one being slightly easier to ascend--this is the crux.  Jeff felt uncomfortable about down-climbing the crux on the return trip and elected to stop at this point.  The rest of us continued up and soon found the scree bench mentioned in Hobbs' report.  After a short traverse, we found the promised "easy" slope of treadmill scree which we ascended to regain the crest of the southeast ridge.  We subsequently stayed more or less on the ridge crest and encountered no further difficulties while climbing over a false summit en route to the true summit.  Of course, I was the slow poke of the group and trailed everyone else by a significant margin, but as I approached the top, I noticed someone coming up behind me and realized that it was Jeff!  He was really hustling and caught up to the rest of us only a few minutes after I joined the others on the summit.  After making a brief retreat earlier, Jeff had managed to find an alternate route that circumvented the worrisome crux gully.

On descent, Andrea, Asieh, Ali, Jeff, Zosia and I backtracked along the southeast ridge to the treadmill scree slope.  Instead of returning along the scree bench, we took Jeff's alternate route which drops further down into the basin before circling back to the high pass.  While this route is less direct and entails some tedious scree bashing as well as some extra elevation loss and gain, it does effectively bypass all the technical difficulties on the lower ridge.  Upon regaining the pass, we settled into a long and sweltering hike back down the trail and along the seismic line.  Once again, I was dragging my heels and fell behind often, but everyone was kind enough to wait for me to catch up from time to time.  When we returned to the boggy meadows, we deviated slightly from our original tracks to try and avoid some wetter areas, but since we were so close to our cars, I was less concerned about getting my feet soaked again.

	Ignoring the sign at the trailhead, the group rushes off to ascend Ghost Peak in the distance. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	A seismic line grants an easy approach to Ghost Peak.
	Ghost Peak looms ahead as the group continues climbing the approach trail.
	Near tree line, Asieh passes underneath the impressive east face of Ghost Peak.
	The group follows the trail toward the pass at far right.  At left is unofficially-named Sheep Meadow Mountain.  The other tracks on the ridge are likely the result of illegal dirt biking.

From the pass, the group begins ascending the southeast ridge of Ghost Peak..

 

	Very quickly, the terrain on the southeast ridge becomes challenging.
	Ali and Asieh scramble up a gully--the crux--while Jeff contemplates turning around at this point.
	Here is a look back down at Ali and Asieh just as they clear the crux gully.  Sonny can be seen below getting ready to climb up. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	This scree bench leads to easier access of the upper mountain.
	After traversing the bench, the group gazes up at a big treadmill scree slope.
	The group starts up the treadmill scree slope but is already looking for firmer rocks to climb.
	The group scrambles up a false summit along the southeast ridge.
	Zosia carefully traverses an exposed ledge on the false summit.  The true summit is finally within sight. Photo courtesy of Ali Shariat
	Gathered on the summit of Ghost Peak (2599 metres) are Sonny, Andrea, Ali, Asieh, Jeff and Zosia.

Some notable peaks are indicated in this view to the southwest.

 

	The group takes advantage of the treadmill scree slope for a fast descent.
	Sonny takes an alternate descent route which bypasses all the cliff bands guarding Ghost Peak's southeast ridge. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	The long walk out along the seismic line is unbearably hot in the afternoon sun.
	Upon reaching the boggy meadows of Fallentimber Creek, Sonny knows that the tortuous walk out is almost over. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	Total Distance:  18.9 kilometres Round-Trip Time:  8 hours 57 minutes Net Elevation Gain:  985 metres GPX Data