Dundy Junior III
October 15, 2023
Mountain height: 2140 m
Elevation gain:
650 m
Ascent time: 2:30
Descent time: 1:00
Solo scramble.
Add this trip
to the growing list of minor outliers (in this case of another outlier - Dundy
Peak - that are provide perfect short, scenic days. You can get up and down
this minor highpoint in less than 3 hours, enjoying terrific views throughout.
Also, there are lots of options for alternate descent routes.
While this specific
trip did not visually compare to an amazingly scenic and snowy ascent in May of 2022, it did feature a rainbow that earned a ton of photo
attention. Otherwise, cloudy skies prevailed and so I simply plodded up to the
top and then took a slightly different route down.
More ascents of
this little gem are quite likely.
Anderson Peak gets tons of attention throughout
The ascent slopes, looking as straightforward as they are
Clouds over Cloudy Ridge, at the right. Avion Ridge and an outlier of Avion I failed to reach just left of centre.
The rainbow appears and will command much attention for quite a while
There will be close-ups...
...and "far-ups"!
...and in-betweens
Looking over to Dundy (right) and Cloudy Ridge, one of the best loop routes you could ever do
Mount Blakiston - part of another outstanding loop route
Not much lichen on this route so I had better take advantage when it appears
The lichen and the rainbow
Back to focusing on the rainbow because it's getting brighter
The brightest it got
The summit cairn and view to the east.
The route up Dundy I "reconned" in 2011
Summit pano to the northeast
Summit pano west
Looking down the alternate descent ridge
Last pano
Cool tree with Rogan, Galwey North, and Mount Galwey behind
Looking down the descent route I decided to take
Looking up it. There was an excellent section of scree surfing here.
Colourful, descending traverse back to Red Rock Canyon
Back to Anderson Peak
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