Saturday August 26 had a great day out with Columbia valley crusher Steve Tersmette. We climbed the South Slopes and East summit ridge of Karnak Mountain. Karnak is a remote 3411m summit in the Purcell Range, neighbouring Jumbo Mountain. The route was mostly difficult scrambling with the occasional 5 th class step. We brought a rope, rock pro and some glacier gear, but didn’t need to use it. Stunning weather and incredible views to the Purcell Range. Awesome day in the hills.
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| Low down on the South Slopes of Karnak. |
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| Small glacier below the Karnak/Jumbo col. |
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| Start of the hands on scramble. |
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| Variety of loose scree and steep rock bands. |
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| Big smiles from Steve at the Karnak/Jumbo col. Summit block of Karnak in the background. |
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| Approaching the summit ridge of Mt. Karnak. We avoided the steeper ice staying on rock to to climber's left. |
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| Lots of fun difficult scrambling on the East Ridge towards the summit. |
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| Steps away from the summit. |
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| Summit selfie. |
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| OSWB on the highest point of the summit. |
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