chitin Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 I want to climb Cathedral and Amphitheater in a week and want to go in from Canada to make the approach shorter. Anyone know if the cross border hike is closed by border patrol folks? Also, any beta on routes online that is more recent than Beckey 3rd edition? Thanks! Quote
ivan Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 did it years ago w/ tvash - nary a soul on the long approach from canada, sure as hell not at the border which was remote to the extreme - i recall no trail at all at the border, which we reached only after a long bout of very interesting open country that was completly trackless enjoy that trip and pack to stay a few days at the lake - amazing climbing all around it - really fun, long solo scramble can be done from left to right as i remember too, continous kewl boulder problems for many hundreds of vertical feet Quote
ivan Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 ole'boy did a tr n' everythng - shit, my first real trip w/ that mother-fucker - all i recall is fire n' whiskey n' horseshit everywhere once you hit the other trail http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=714785 Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Blowdowns like matchsticks. Yer gonna die. Quote
calamityinsanity Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 38 km in ashnola river road, hike the 16km into the meadows(lovely camping) and hit the ridge at the end of the valley, hard to starboard and head south. take your passport. can follow the ridge and do the deacon or drop into valley for the enjoyment of woods/bushwacking/bugs/swamps/death. also, grimface traverse and then following the high ground along smokey the bear, stone city, pyramid, and quinscoe. nice hiking, camping, etc. there is also a ton of climbing on matriarch, grimface, macabre. and you can just look at stuff and climb it. beware crazy bugs, afternoon thunderstorms, and no water above valley bottom beyond snow (black water bag!) also,Orofino winery bubbly and stick it, and yourself in the river. also, thai place in keremeos is good, surprisingly. Quote
calamityinsanity Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 skaha rock guides keep the traverse well equipped. rap rings in numerous spots for escape Quote
G-spotter Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Anyone know if the cross border hike is closed by border patrol folks? if you see drones, duck and cover Quote
chitin Posted July 27, 2014 Author Posted July 27, 2014 skaha rock guides keep the traverse well equipped. rap rings in numerous spots for escape what traverse are you talking about? Quote
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