This week, we did a 3-day backpack with Ellie and her friend Skye Everett. It was an awesome trip, with perfect weather and really fun 13-year old girls. On day 2, hiking from Old Man to No Name Lakes, I took the side trip to summit Flinsch Peak. Here it is from Old Man Lake, where we camped the first night.
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| Flinsch Peak from Old Man Lake. |
It looks pretty technical, but the back side is a walk-up most of the way with only the top bit being technical, as you'll see in a moment. On day 2, we hiked up over Pitamakan Pass, then traversed to Dawson Pass. This section of trail rivals any I've been on for scenery, including all of the tramps we did in New Zealand.
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| Flinsch Peak from Pitamakan Pass. That's me, Ellie, Skye and Jen. |
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| Ellie, Skye and Flinsch Peak |
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| Dropped my pack on Dawson Pass for some peak baggin' |
The next picture shows that Flinsch Peak isn't a walk up the whole way. The last 50-100 feet are potentially dangerous -- the rock is loose and a fall could be lethal -- and require extreme caution, though an experienced mountaineer or rock climber would find this section straightforward.
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| I followed my nose and a climber path up the scree to this cliff, which required a few exposed moves to reach the top. |
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| Old Man Lake and Pitamakan Pass looking northwest. |
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| looking west, Mt. Stimson on the far left. |
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| look southwest, Mt. Stimson on the far right. |
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| Looking south into the Great Bear and Bob Marshall. |
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| looking Southeast, Two Medicine Lake on the left, No Name lake under the cliff in shadow. |
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| looking east out to the Plains |
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| close up of that shot south |
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