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Ascent Time |
Descent Time |
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21 Jun 98 |
5:15 |
2:10 |
21 Jun 98 - There really isn't a trail-head for this mountain.
You park at the Sparrowhawk parking lot, look across the road to the summit, get
your compass bearings and head off through the thick forest. You will spend about
an hour drudging up steep forests hills. There will be a river on each side of where
you should be. That way, you can't really go wrong. Using a compass from the parking
lot, you want to hike about 65°. Eventually, you will break the treeline at an
alpine meadow (seen on the right in the picture). It's a good place to rest.
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21 Jun 98 - From the alpine meadow, you can see the rest of the
trail. Coming out of the gully, you want to stay as close to the right as possible.
Then, from the top of the gully, make a straight shot for the summit. Upon reaching
the summit mass, the book advised to go around the right side of it to walk up. Do
to the excessive snow conditions, I decided to rock climb up the right side of it.
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21 Jun 98 - From the top of the gully, you actually lose sight
of the summit, but if you just head uphill, you'll be ok. Despite the look of this
picture, this snow was about 3-6 feet deep (usually mid-thigh). I tried to stay
close to rocks that stuck out, thinking that would be the shallow spot, but at one
point, I sunk just over my head. Wearing shorts, that was quite a cold rush.
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21 Jun 98 - Looking down from the summit, I saw two other
individuals that were following up my footsteps. The view from the summit is very impressive,
and I would highly recommend this mountain (after the snow melts). As of today, I think
Sparrowhawk boasts the second best views (second to Cascade).
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21 Jun 98 - So, what would a hiking trip be like without some form of
wildlife? On Sparrowhawk (about half way up), I came across this Spruce Grouse. Pretty cool, eh?
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