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Castle Towers Scramble · Sat. Oct. 8th, 2011 - Sun. Oct. 9th, 2011

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Organized by: Kathrin Lang.

Start: Saturday, Oct. 8th
End: Sunday, Oct. 9th
Pre-trip meeting: Wednesday, Oct. 5th
Pre-trip meeting location: Club Room, 6pm

Description:
Matt Gun's Scrambles book says: 'Castle Towers is one of the most dramatic Peaks in Garibladi Park. Tucked away northeast of the lake behind several ridge systems, this peak is an excellent 2 day route that leads far off the well maintained trails. Due to the lack of trails considerable amount of route finding is required on the approach, ...'

We'll be leaving Vancouver early Saturday morning. The trail starts at Cheakamus Lake parking area and follow Matt Gun's description up to Gentian pass were we will camp. The ascent to the west summit will be early in the morning.
There might be some walking on snow involved as there might be fresh snow already and also because maybe not all snow melted this year. There is a route across Helm Glacier that we'll avoid.
The total length is ~ 30km (return, so 15km one way) according to TR's on bivouac but I'll check the maps for that beforehand. Elevation gain is ~ 2300m

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Posted: 2011-08-24 11:28:39
Last modified: 2011-10-05 18:24:51