What is this mountain?
What is this mountain?
What is this mountain?
I see it all the time. Always wanted to know.
I'm guessing it is Mount Fee, but from the side (more-or-less).
This view in the photo is from summit of Rehabs Project in Chekamus. The mountain is also visible from Sea to Sky Highway on the way to Whistler.
I see it all the time. Always wanted to know.
I'm guessing it is Mount Fee, but from the side (more-or-less).
This view in the photo is from summit of Rehabs Project in Chekamus. The mountain is also visible from Sea to Sky Highway on the way to Whistler.
Me and my friends think that Mount Fee viewed from the Cheakamus area looks like the Mountain Equipment Co-op logo.
And speaking of Mount Fee, it looks totally different from Brandywine and Cypress mountains when you can see the full broadside.
It is obviously seldom climbed, and seldom even attempted, but once in a while...
http://cairnpublishing.com/author/tripr ... 07/fee.htm
Although Fairley in his guidebook A Guide to Hiking and Climbing in Southwestern BC I think probably says something about Fee like "minor difficulties encountered near the summit" with his usual talent for understatement...
And speaking of Mount Fee, it looks totally different from Brandywine and Cypress mountains when you can see the full broadside.
It is obviously seldom climbed, and seldom even attempted, but once in a while...
http://cairnpublishing.com/author/tripr ... 07/fee.htm
Although Fairley in his guidebook A Guide to Hiking and Climbing in Southwestern BC I think probably says something about Fee like "minor difficulties encountered near the summit" with his usual talent for understatement...
It does look like the logo!
And definitely appears different from different vantages...
Again from Bivouac; The south tower involves a difficult traverse on loose rock along an exposed arete. The north tower is technically easier, a Class 3-4 scramble) but is also loose and exposed unless done when the rock is covered with firm snow.
No TR's though...
And definitely appears different from different vantages...
Again from Bivouac; The south tower involves a difficult traverse on loose rock along an exposed arete. The north tower is technically easier, a Class 3-4 scramble) but is also loose and exposed unless done when the rock is covered with firm snow.
No TR's though...
The south tower has only had about 5 ascents. There are two routes, the south and NNW ridges.
The north tower is much easier and has had about 20 or so ascents. It is still a pile though.
I doubt the south tower will continue standing much longer. I expect it to make like Perkins Pillar and totally collapse one day soon.
The north tower is much easier and has had about 20 or so ascents. It is still a pile though.
I doubt the south tower will continue standing much longer. I expect it to make like Perkins Pillar and totally collapse one day soon.
Dru wrote:The south tower has only had about 5 ascents. There are two routes, the south and NNW ridges.
The north tower is much easier and has had about 20 or so ascents. It is still a pile though.
I doubt the south tower will continue standing much longer. I expect it to make like Perkins Pillar and totally collapse one day soon.
It's pretty simple. Some friends made the 10th ascent of the north tower in 91, I counted up the ascents I know of since then and rounded it off to 20. South tower had had 2 ascents at the time of the Fairley guide (95), Kobus did the NNW ridge in the mid 90s and found some fresh bail webbing on the descent so add two more, and only one more ascent of the SW ridge since then.
We're not talking rocket science here. It's a giant tottering hunk of choss and only a few are dumb enough to climb it
We're not talking rocket science here. It's a giant tottering hunk of choss and only a few are dumb enough to climb it
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