Ref: -Columbia
Forest Districts
- From the forestry road we
aimed for the
south-west ridge of Keystone heading towards Standard Basin, there's a
trail. Staying high on the ridge we easily reached the saddle
south-east of Keystone Peak, 082002. We decided to bypass the lower
official
summit for a slightly higher adjacent peak east of the saddle, 088001. |
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That's where we stop! |
| Hike:
This trip was special; we went in a different area accompanied by a
good friend, Pascale and her dog, Balu. A well-known trail leads to
Standard Basin; it is accessed by a forestry road. We drove
as far as we could until the snow stopped us. The spring snow was
consolidated and quite nice for travel. We couldn't see a trail.
Besides, we were not going to Standard Basin; we were attempting the
high point we could see, past Keystone. Balu was all over the place. A
Husky
breed, he felt right at home with this kind of activity. The
surrounding scenery was almost lunar because of the snow patches and
eroded scree slopes. The hike on snow and scree to the top was easy. Although the sky was cloudy, it was mild with good
visibility and no rain. |
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Keystone on the
left, our obective is further climber's right. |
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Fab and Pascale at
the top, looking west. |
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The summit cairn and
a sleeping Balu at our feet. |
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