Mountain

Summer 2016 - Spectrum Range / Mount Edziza
6.5 days traverse (August 1 to 8)
Unique volcanic mountain range in Northern BC.

Summer 2015 - Yukon
ACC - Icefield Discover Camp (May 23 to June 9)
During this ski touring/ski mountaineering camp in Kluane National Park with the St. Elias range as backdrop, I managed an ascent of Gnurdelhorn (~3,300 m) (glacier, snow, ice, rock) from the camp located at about 2,00 m. Other objectives included several nunataks, cols and ridges within 5 k from camp.

Donjek Route, Kluane (June 21 to 27)
6.5 days with Max of Terre Boreale.

September 2013 - Bolivia
We spent 4 weeks at altitude, with about 11 nights sleeping over 4,500 m. Acclimatization process worked perfectly for us. Our high points were:
  • Pico Aguila summit (5,500 m /18,045') - mixed (snow, glacier, rock) - first ascent by women and established new route using the summit ridge.
  • Illimani (5,500 m high camp - Nido de Condores)
  • Chacaltaya summit (5,400 m /17,700') - ha, but really from the lodge it's merely 200 m elevation to the summit :)
  • Mankilisani - to about 5,000 m brutal post-holing in hip-deep snow kept summit elusive
  • Patapatani - got to about within 200 m elevation of its 5,400 m summit before thunderstorm hit
Summer 2012  - Canada. General Mountaineering Camp has been organized by the Alpine Club of Canada since 1906. I joined this tremendous mountain tradition with the 2012 GMC at Mount Sir Sandford in British Columbia, Canada and achieved four summits:
  • Alpina Dome (2,696  m /8,845') - glacier, snow
  • Citadel Mountain (2,923 m /9,590')  - glacier, snow
  • Silvertip Mountain (2,880 m /9,449') - glacier, mixed snow and rock
  • Azimuth Mountain (2,563 m /8,408') - glacier, mixed snow and rock
In November 2010, achieved two summits in Bolivia, during a 12-day trek/climb in the Cordillera Real:
  • Pico Austria (~ 5,250 m = ~ 17,225') - rock
  • Huayna Potosi (6,088 m = 19,974') - glacier and rock

Other high points achieved in the Andes are:
In October 2010, we trekked in Peru, achieving high passes up to 4,850 m (15,912')

In December 2007, a 5-day trek via Confluencia  (3,300 m /10,827') and Plaza  Francia (4,200 m /13,944') to Plaza de Mulas base camp (4,370 m /14,340') on Aconcagua.


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