John Frieh Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 Trip: Canadian Rockies - Ghost Date: 1/3/2016 Trip Report: First time in the ghost. AMAZING! Big thanks to Tim Banfield for the tour and place to stay in Calgary. World Class. Climbed in the Valley of the Birds and Beowulf first day and Sorcerer on day 2. All photos by Tim or Nate Goodwin Daniel Harro on Yellow Bird Beowulf Truly one of the all time best Gear Notes: Standard kit Approach Notes: Stock Toyota Tundra no lift. Quote
mzvarner Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Epic! Thanks for the stoke. I am heading to Ouray (not as gnarly) for 3 days in 10 days! Quote
Dinonuggetz Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Looks amazing up there! Hoping to get on some Canadian ice this winter myself. Could a Subaru Outback make the approaches? Quote
John Frieh Posted January 18, 2016 Author Posted January 18, 2016 Looks amazing up there! Hoping to get on some Canadian ice this winter myself. Could a Subaru Outback make the approaches? Unless driving conditions are ideal I wouldn't suggest it. Quote
John Frieh Posted January 19, 2016 Author Posted January 19, 2016 [video:youtube] Looks amazing up there! Hoping to get on some Canadian ice this winter myself. Could a Subaru Outback make the approaches? Unless driving conditions are ideal I wouldn't suggest it. Quote
Blake Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 Looks amazing up there! Hoping to get on some Canadian ice this winter myself. Could a Subaru Outback make the approaches? Unless driving conditions are ideal I wouldn't suggest it. We went in to the Sorcerer last February in far snowier conditions and had no trouble in Subaru Outback. I'm 99% sure we drove the standard "North Ghost" approach, but then had to park a mile or two before where someone in a hi-clearance 4WD car could get to, but the subsequent walk was flat. We used hefty trash bags to keep our feet dry on a couple shallow stream wadings. Maybe the roads all degraded over the summer, but there are multiple approach roads for the area, so maybe the road the John and his friends drove was different than our road. (The Waiparous Option sounds more like 5.10 driving...) Great photos! The top pitch on the Sorcerer was wild. Quote
Ryan Hoover Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) I'm sure a outback could get up and down the big hill, but not much further into the north ghost. I have ssen outbacks make it into the south ghost. The waiporous seems a little trickier this year, but we managed to get in and out with a stock Tacoma, but the ruts on the last hill did require us to throw some 2x4's in to get out. Hydro is ultra fat this year. Looks like a fun trip, it's always a good day getting in and out of the ghost! How was the new track to VOB? Edited January 21, 2016 by Ryan Hoover Quote
glassgowkiss Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 I'm sure a outback could get up and down the big hill, but not much further into the north ghost. After cutting the trees on the way to Ghost, Big Hill is not the crux, it's the drifts way before Big Hill, that will stop Subarus. And yes, after the floods and inability to drive on the dike, you will need a h/c vehicle to go to North Ghost. Quote
Gaucho Argentino Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Dude!!! Duuuude!! So freaking jealous right now... can only dream on being up there... thanks for sharing the stoke! Quote
Alex789 Posted February 25, 2016 Posted February 25, 2016 Fantastic! Next year will go there for sure. Quote
olyclimber Posted December 13, 2017 Posted December 13, 2017 On 1/19/2016 at 3:05 PM, John Frieh said: [video:youtube] That is good shit. Always exciting when the drive in is almost as good as the climb. Quote
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