Dru Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Did the hike up Outram today. 6000 feet elevation gain on good trail. Saw no one except one guy named "Dan from Oregon" who ran by us very quickly with a stopwatch and GPS and a large dog following him. It took US about 4.5 hours up. The meadows are nice, the scree is not, the summit has fine views of everything 360 degrees from the Kamloops fire smoke, to the icefields of eastern Garibaldi Park, thru the Cheam Range, Chilliwack Valley peaks, Baker, Shuksan, Sumallo headwaters, Spickard-Redoubt-Devils Tongue, Ptarmigan glaciers (??) Jack Hozomeen Castle Crater, Hardy Tower Azurite (??), Cathedral and Grimface massif, and the vast rolling hilly blandness of the BC interior back to the Kamloops fire plume again. Some fun scrambling betwixt the two summits on a class 2-3 scree ridge. Back to the car and off to Hope for pie and ice cream Net animal sightings one golden eagle, one peregrine, one unusual falcon (a kestrel??) assorted snafflehounds from chipmunk to marmot families, and NO BEARS!! In conclusion peak bagging is a fun and worthwhile activity if pursued in moderation and used as a spacer between climbing trips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 i believe i could see lago/carru area too. in short a peerless view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billygoat Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 What a beautiful, clear day! I was up on Watmough Head and could see Rainier, Whitehorse and Baker, as well as a nice panorama of the Olympics.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 once the cloud layer burnt off...it peeled back from east to west like a burlesque dancer taking off her feather boa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 oh yes here is the summit shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Dru said: once the cloud layer burnt off...it peeled back from east to west like a burlesque dancer taking off her feather boa what you saying? you saw some suspicious bruises and lots of stretch marks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 im saying it got better the more was visible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salbrecher Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 The person in the picture looks lankyer than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 salbrecher said: The person in the picture looks lankyer than me not in this pic of you guys showing off your tights he must have slimmed down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 East face ski: or ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 unless you are craig mcgee or johnny foon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 I am not, but it looks like fun. Twas it McGee whose did Siberian Xpression? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 no, but most of siberian express is 35-40 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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