Mount Engadine – June 23, 2007    

Mountain height:           2970 m
Elevation gain:               1170 m
Total ascent time:          5:25
Descent time:                2:35

Scrambling with Mark.

Engadine has gained a reputation as a terrific ridge scramble and that reputation is well deserved. Once on the ridge the scrambling is very enjoyable. The big disappointment of the day was the weather. Both forecasts we checked looked perfect, the satellite images looked clear, but we spent much of the day under frustratingly cloudy skies – a real shame, given the beauty of the ridge and the incredible views in all directions. We even received a little snow at the summit. The alternate descent down west-facing slopes was tedious near the top, but snow slopes made easy work of it lower down. An enjoyable trek through forest, alongside a beautiful stream ended the day.      

Bypassing the slabs mentioned in Kane's description

Mark takes a detour; Mount Nestor to his left

Interesting rock near the ridge

Mark atop a small outcrop; French, Robertson,  Sir Douglas, Commonwealth, Pig's Tail, Birdwood, and Smuts are visible

Gaining the ridge

The scrambling begins

More of the same; the summit is at the left

Spray Lake and the view to the west; Mount Assiniboine is cut off by the clouds 

Mark on the upper section of the ridge

Same as above; Assiniboine is almost entirely visible

Mark downclimbs one of two detours along the ridge

Approaching the second detour

More enjoyable scrambling

Mount Nestor

Nice slab scrambling

More of the ridge under decent weather (but not perfect!)

The tedious rubble slog before the summit ridge

A little snow on the summit ridge

Nestor and part of the north ridge of Engadine

Looking southwest towards Joffre

The summit

Mark approaches the summit

Me at the top

Mark at the top

The cornice at the top

Looking back at the cornice

Same as above

A stream on the way out

Same as above

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