Subject: | [MCR] Silver Spray Hut / Kokanee Glacier Park |
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Date: | Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:45:53 -0700 |
This info is a bit
old now, but Aug. 13-16, fellow guides Albi Sole, Sharon Wood and myself
guided a large group on climbing, scrambling and hiking objectives out of the
Silver Spray hut on the east side of Kokanee Park.
The trail was
entirely snow free all the way to the hut which has received some nice new
upgrades. All the woodpecker holes have been filled and the entire
exterior has a nice new coat of paint. New rock walls were built to
protect the foundation, new foamies are in place, and the kitchen has been well
stocked with new dishware, cookware, and sink plugs! A HUGE thanks to the
Friends of West Kootenay Parks http://fwkp.kics.bc.ca/ and Earl
Takahashi and the ACC who apparently also added new foamies and other hut
upgrades to the Woodbury Hut!
On Aug. 14 our
group did a complete traverse of the 3 summits of Cabin Peak and
Mt. McQuarrie in beautiful weather. On the 15th we were hammered with
strong winds and snow with hut temps still at +1.5C by 10am but one group was
still able to climb the snow couloir beside the Sunrise Prow under mixed
conditions and then descend a small unmapped pocket glacier on the
north side of Sunrise Mountain and circumnavigate the peak on the east
to regain the hut. By the 16th all new snow from the storm was gone in
that area.
Cheers,
Shaun King ACMG / UIAGM Mountain Guide
Mountain Sense Guiding &
Instruction
www.mountainsense.ca
+1-250-505-5139
Cabin Peak Traverse.JPG
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