Pincher Ridge (left) and the north outlier (right)
The north side of Pincher Ridge
The gully that leads to the highpoint of the outlier
Same as above
Pincher Ridge Recon. – June 29, 2008
Solo scramble.
An unexpected trip to the Castle area with Raff. Unfortunately, after my 13 hour trip on Cockscomb, the day before, I was in less than peak physical condition to try anything by the time we reached the trailhead at 3 pm. Raff went off by himself to complete Victoria Peak, while I sat in the car to recover from a nagging headache, brought on by dehydration. At 6 pm, I set out to look at the north ridge outlier of Pincher Ridge.
The 4 hour trip was tiring (because of the excessive heat, even at that time of the day), yielded no results (ie. an interesting alternate route up Pincher Ridge), and I was ravaged by mosquitoes throughout. Only some decent scenery on descent salvaged the trip.
Pincher Ridge (left) and the north outlier (right)
The north side of Pincher Ridge
The gully that leads to the highpoint of the outlier
Same as above