[TR] Kaleetan Peak - South Route Denny Creek Approach - South Route Denny Creek Approach 3/7/2015

[montynet]

Trip: Kaleetan Peak - South Route Denny Creek Approach - South Route Denny Creek Approach

 

Date: 3/7/2015

 

Trip Report:

Our climbing party of 6 started hiking from the trail head around 10:00 AM with backpacking gear for Saturday and Sunday, we reached Melakwa lake around 1:15 PM. We had intended to climb Kaleetan Peak on Sunday 3/8 but since we reached Melakwa lake before 2:00 PM and our energy reserves were still relatively high we decided to attempt Kaleetan peak the same day. The trail to Melakwa lake is easily followed but there is patches of snow starting around 3500 ft. Once at Melakwa cross the outlet to a faint trail leading to the toilet to the left of the lake and keep on this trail until you climb to a ridge line. Beware that the longer you stay on the ridge line the more dangerous it becomes. We were unsuccessful in reaching Kaleetan peak as our day light was beginning to be a concern and we stayed on the ridge line for too long making our approach sketchy at best. We decided to turn around at 4:35 PM to go back to our camp at Melakwa lake. The following day we decided to camp out and head home safe and sound knowing that nobody was injured. One of our climbing members stayed and summitted Bryant Peak on Sunday. Cheers.

 

Approach Notes:

Don't stay on the ridge line the entire way to the peak as it will only lead you to some unfortunate situations.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

How was Bryant? Did your party member say?

[montynet]

Bryant was even more sketchier according to him, but with a full day he did it. No one else was attempting to summit the peak that day.