plexus Posted October 25, 2002 Posted October 25, 2002 With bigger plans for the final sunny weekend of the season (yes I'm a soothsayer) complete shot out of the water due to a severly sprained ankle suffered last Thursday playing basketball (and the ball didn't go in!! ), I had been getting antsy. Finally I figured I could limp up something easy. Slabs were a definite no, and carrying a heavy pack probably would retard my rehab. So we decided on doing Bearpaw Mountain. Ironically last year, the scramble up this double-humped peak behind Church Mountain ended our summer season, as snows buried the alpine terrain in snow two days later. Up the pain in the ass logging road and up the trail. Frost covered everything and the ground was frozen, we spied some cool frost formations, like Star Trek crystals coming out of the ground. More advil and up the talus to the benchland...up the benchland and to the ridge. Perfect little class 3 scrambling with some nice exposure on the NE side. We stayed on the ridge crest or just underneath it, going up and down all of te little points. There is a pseudo-trail also there that is easier and requires just four class 3 steps. Also dropped down to the col (slightly scary) and up onto the west summit as well. Very scary exposed scummy slab descent !! Treated to views of the usual suspects — Baker, Shuksan, Ruth, Icy, Tomyhoi, Canadian Border Peak, Slesse, Blum and the tip top of Larabee. Looked down the valley to the north of Chilliwack (I waved hi Dru!! ). A great half-day. Of course now my ankle is swollen, more bruised and hurts like hell, but a small sacrifice for a good day. Can't wait to get home after work for a few !! Quote
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