Morning light and clouds over Waterton; Bellevue Hill, Galwey, Dungarvan, Lakeview Ridge, and Cloudy Ridge are visible
Sofa Mountain reconnaissance
– October 18, 2009
Round-trip time: 5:05
Hiking with Mark.
With a few hours to kill and fairly
cloudy skies, we set off
to explore the southeast side of
Although the route to the base of the mountain appeared to be straightforward from the road, it turned out to be far from easy. First, there was the swampy marshes near the road, followed by a short but very nasty bushwhack through dense alders, and endless trudging over unseen hills to finish it off.
Approaching the base of Sofa, it became clear the northeast side of the mountain would require some very difficult scrambling or easy climbing. We were equipped for neither and settled for an interesting side-slope around a small section of the peak, highlights of which were the whitish coloured rock, a couple of small tarns, and several huge boulders. We did find a slightly easier route for the return trip.
A decent day of off-trail hiking and route-finding.
Morning light and clouds over Waterton; Bellevue Hill, Galwey, Dungarvan, Lakeview Ridge, and Cloudy Ridge are visible
The north side of Sofa Mountain; the planned route was to tackle the left side
The swampy marsh
Approaching the base of Sofa
Approaching the light coloured rock
Same as above
Same as above
A large, free-standing pinnacle
The pinnacle from a different angle
More interesting coloured rock
One of several huge boulders
The other side that boulder
Same as above
Same as above
Approaching the tarns
Same as above
