Garriochmill Peak
November 20, 2022
Mountain height: 2695 m
Elevation gain: 1120
m
Ascent time: 4:40
Descent time: 3:10
Scrambling with
Raff.
I could not have
been more honoured to share Raff’s 1000th summit with him. 
We would
have liked to pick a more ambitious objective for the day, but the weather was
forecast to be cloudy and cold. Front range and relatively short was the order
of the day and “Garriochmill Peak”, a northern outlier of Mount Glasgow, fit
the bill perfectly.
The route had
been completed by a party a few days prior and so we were able to leave our
snowshoes in the car. Once above treeline, this turned out to be a terrific
route, with good views and interesting terrain – much like its lower
neighbour, Glasgow North.
Upon reaching
the summit, an extended break and celebration was in order. The Jägermeister
came out for a well-deserved toast. And as impressive as Raff’s achievement of reaching
1000 mountain summits was, it paled in comparison to his ability to do a headstand
while balancing a bottle of Jägermeister on his right foot. Now that’s
impressive!!
The descent went
without a hitch, and we arrived back at the parking lot just as the Sun was
setting.
A big, big, BIG congratulations
to Raff on 1000 and I’m sure the mountain community (me especially) is looking
forward to joining him on the next 1000!
Glasgow North is the first peak you see
There's a long section of this before you get any views (photo by Raff)
The lengthy east ridge of Mount Glasgow
Raff takes advantage of the broken trail
Dreary conditions but it's a bright, smiley day! (photo by Raff)
Garriochmill at the right and Glasgow at the left
On the ridge (photo by Raff)
What's going on here?
Raff has inadvertently stepped into a hidden hole
This hole (photo by Raff)
A little care is required in a few sections, but nothing traumatizing! (photo by Raff)
Same as above (photo by Raff)
Most of the trip is more like this (photo by Raff)
And this (photo by Raff)
Raff leads the upper section
I follow (photo by Raff)
Bypassed this interesting rock wall
Me bypassing (photo by Raff)
The views would be very nice on a clear day (photo by Raff)
Same as above (photo by Raff)
And
again. I could definitely see myself repeating this trip on a better
weather day and throwing in Glasgow North too (photo by Raff)
The ridge is longer than you might think
The aesthetic form of Glasgow
Raff downclimbs a short step
I'm still plodding along behind (photo by Raff)
Summit in sight
Very enjoyable section of ridge (photo by Raff)
Raff takes the final few steps to summit #1000!
First order of business is Jäg!!
A toast to the 1000 Summits Man (photo by Raff)
Jäg goes down soooo smooth!!! (photo by Raff)
Glasgow, Jäg, and The Man
Celebratory pose
Celebratory big swig of Jäg so he can do.......
....this! The headstand is amazing on its own, but balancing the Jäg on your foot is next level!!
Audition for "Canada's Got Talent"?
Definitely need to come back on a clear day for this view
Fireball and Jägermeister?? Talk about playing with fire!! (photo by Raff)
My audition for "Canada's Got Talent" is a little more sedate (photo by Raff)
Mounts Romulus (centre) and Remus (right of centre) are two great Kane trips to the west
Nihahi Ridge is a loooooong ridge!
Heading back
Still an impressive view, even in the cloudy conditions
Here comes Raff
Raff's view of me (photo by Raff)
A generally easy descent (photo by Raff)
With a few harder sections (but still easy)
Back to the bypass (photo by Raff)
And down the ridge
Tree stump and an eastern outlier of Glasgow
The south end of loooooong Nihahi Ridge
Nice Sunset. An appropriate way for Raff to end 1000 and start thinking about 2000. Congratulations, my friend!
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