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Date |
Ascent Time |
Descent Time |
| 1st Time |
08 Apr 00 |
don't know |
don't know |
| 2nd Time |
15 Feb 03 |
5:00 from car |
2:00 to car |
First, you make your way to Bow Hut. After reading those directions,
come back to these.
Here we see Mt. St. Nicholas' north face. Fortunately, this isn't the side you climb. Instead, you
should ascend the south ridge. To head up there, from the hut, ascend to the west up moderate slopes.
Contour around the west side of Nicholas until you are at the southern end of it, at the Olive col.
Click here for a bigger version.
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This is the view of St. Nick as you circle around the peak making your way to the col. As you can tell, the ridge isn't
as bad as it looks from the northeast side.
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Follow the red line to the Olive/St. Nick col.
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Now we are at the col. Drop your skis, and start walking. It's only about 45 minutes (round trip)
to knock this one out. Basically, just walk up the ridge. Just before the summit is the only real steep part.
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The views from the top are just incredible. We were blessed that day with clear skies and high visability.
Looking down, you can see the entire route from Num Ti Jah Lodge to the Bow Hut.
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Looking toward the north, you can see Mt. Chephren (C), Mt. Thompson (T), and Mt. Murchinson (M).
You could probably have seen Mt. Columbia, but we could never decide which one it was.
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Looking toward the east, you can see Crowfoot Mtn (C) and between the notches of Crowfoot Mtn, you can
see Dolomite Peak (D).
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Looking just south of the above picture, you can see Mt. Hector (H) and Little Hector (L).
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Looking west, across the wapta, you can see Mt. Gordon (our original objective for the day).
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After one final crux step, which isn't very difficult, you are up on the summit. Raise your axe
and jump for joy.
