Fabulous day out with the intrepid Steve on Mt. Peter in
the Purcell Range. To avoid potential thunderstorms on Monday afternoon, we
pitched a tent Sunday night on the Farnham Creek FSR to allow an early start.
Our road side camp has great views to the Commander Glacier. Moving before
first light on Monday August 5, we made great time on the trail to the South
West Ridge. Lots of scree slogging to gain the interesting scrambling on the
solid quartzite cliff band at the top of the ridge. As the ridge steepens,
traverse to the upper West Face to gain the easy North Ridge to make the
summit. A little glacier exists on the upper West Face. We used a snow/ice ramp
to avoid some of the nasty wet down climbing we did on the ascent. Incredible
views to the surrounding mountains. Weather improved throughout the day with
skies clearing as we descended. Awesome day out on a fabulous Purcell
11,000’er.
