A weird spell of rainy mid summer coastal gloom has hit the coast over the last few days, but finally the forecast looked like it might hold off on the rain. I have been dying to get out since I returned to B.C., but due to work, weather and lack of successful planning I haven't been able to get up to much. I decided to convince my mom to come on a quick trip with me to a new place for the both of us. We don't do many trips together, and usually we do quick trips in the local Qathet backcountry, so we both wanted to do something new. I had mentioned to her the good network of trails in Tetrahedron Park after I had climbed Tetrahedron peak earlier in the year, and she was interested. We came up with a plan to catch the 7:30AM ferry from Saltery bay and head to the lower coast on Sunday. Once we got off the ferry we drove to Sechelt, and then took a turn through Sechelt to find Grey Creek FSR. This FSR is in very good condition up to the 'First parking lot" and in slightly worse condition up to the second, where 4wd might help. We got out of the truck at the second parking lot, around 10AM, and got going. This trip is easily doable in a day, but along with climbing Steele and Hippo, the objective of the trip was to spend some time with my mom. We took the long way up on the south side of Mistie peak around a series of lakes. Quickly we both got incredibly saturated though, as the water from previous 2 days of rain had not evaporated yet, and the marshy grounds around the lakes were just naturally wet. The trail was easy to follow despite being slightly overgrown in some places, and we only took one wrong turn for a few minutes before realizing it. Eventually we made it back to the main access trail for Mount Steele and the trail was significantly better. We detoured around Edwards lake and had a lunch break just outside the Edwards laker cabin. After lunch we headed up towards the Hippo - Steele col. The trail is still easy hiking, and this section was by far the most enjoyable so far, after crossing a massive steel beam bridge, we were pleased to be hiking in a beautiful old growth forest.
Slide Mountain South Summit - 2068M 68M Prominence 50.16995, -124.29306 Jan 18-19, 2025 It is slightly painful to write this report as I did not end up successfully completing the true goal. I usually would not have written a report on a failed objective, but the South summit of Slide is somewhat of a peak of its own, boasting at least 65M of prominence from the true summit. Therefore this mission still stood out as quite an epic adventure and experience on it's own. At 7:45 Tyler and I parked the truck after a two hour drive from town. The gravel road conditions were quite ok and completely snow free. We hopped out to a "trailhead" that is quite familiar by now. Last time I was out here was late last summer on a solo trip up Mount Baldy. We started by crossing the river, which was far less raging than at any other time of year, it proved a little tricky as all the rocks were glazed in a thin layer of ice. Once across the river we set out on the boring old road, which wa...
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