Golden Ears Mountain
Summer Ascent
| June 8, 2003. My most recent ascent of Golden Ears Mountain. It was a lightweight trip starting at 9:45am. Reached Alder flats at 11 and then began the hard part up the ridge. Arrived at the new shelter, right at the base of the peak around 1:45 and snacked for about 20 minutes. |
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North Ear summit: 1706 meters. From the new shelter, it doesn't take more than 45 minutes to reach the summit. I made the final step to the top at 2:30 to wonderful views. This photo looks south toward Edge Peak and Blanshard Needle on the right. The snow-capped mass of Mount Baker stands in the top left corner. You can see a discussion of this trip at an online forum found here. |
| A Spring-time photo of this striking summit. The route comes from the right of the frame, along Panorama Ridge, where a new, first class shelter has been built. I was mountain biking East Canyon Trail this day. I really like how there are no sharp edges here. The smoothness of the snow almost resembles a long exposure of a flowing brook.Taken April of 2003 on Fuji NPS 160 ISO print film at 300mm. |
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Winter Trip
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It's December 27, 1995 and Brian and I are staking our way up to the North Ear and across Panorama Ridge. I planted a few highly visible flags since we may be returning to the the cabin in the dark. The 12 kilometer trek is a good workout as you gain 1500 meters in altitude and the views are absolutely worth it. |
| The peak of Golden Ears; elevation: 1706 meters. From the snow covered summit you can Edge Peak (1646m) as the evening sun helps create a stunning panoramic. This ranks as one of my favourite hikes all time. |
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And the south peak with Pitt Lake in the distance. We stayed in the mountain shelter at the base of the ridge saving us the weight of a tent. In fact, it was relatively comfortable. As is the tradition when I do overnight winter trips, the weather turned foul the next morning as we descended back to the car. |
