Mount Rae
July 22, 2003
Mountain height: 3218 m
Elevation gain: 1000 m
Solo scramble.
As the highest
peak in the Highwood Pass area (3218 m), it’s a good thing the starting
elevation for Mount Rae is an impressive 2206 m. The ascent entails a scenic hike
into Ptarmigan Cirque, followed by a steep rubble slog up to Rae’s southwest
ridge, and finishes in exciting fashion with a challenging scramble to the
summit. And that’s exactly how things unfolded.
Unfortunately,
the summit view was a little hazy, but remarkable nonetheless – Rae towers over
everything in the immediate area.
An excellent
scramble!

Some of the rewarding hike into Ptarmigan Cirque

Heading to the back of the cirque and then up to the left

Luckily you don't have to scramble across that!

Hazy summit view looking back along the ridge
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