We went up via Stoneworks and traversed under the nipple and then ascended from the northwest. There is a not very nice downclimb before the nipple which I didn't much care for but there were no guides or anything like that in the 80's. I'm not sure but I think we did the lower risk route. We descended the same way. Part way on the the ridge, above Stoneworks, is a 2 meter band of coral fossils. I have never seen so many. There is a similar band on Mt. Glasgow in K country. I never did the traverse over to Charles Stewart.
More interesting might be an east approach to Charles Stewart from the meadows you might have seen from the summit. I have been to those meadows and they are fantastic. Easiest access to those is via Cougar Creek but the entrance to the drainage is sort of mis-described in G. Daffern"s book. I found it by following wolverine tracks (am not a trapper but couldn't figure out which way to go on a thanksgiving weekend with light snow so I followed the tracks and the wolverine knew the route).
Spectacular cloudscape shots from above approx. ( 0:53, 0:54 1:03-1:06)ish to name a few. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing :)
Thanks Renée, and your welcome! I love temperature inversions
We went up via Stoneworks and traversed under the nipple and then ascended from the northwest. There is a not very nice downclimb before the nipple which I didn't much care for but there were no guides or anything like that in the 80's. I'm not sure but I think we did the lower risk route. We descended the same way. Part way on the the ridge, above Stoneworks, is a 2 meter band of coral fossils. I have never seen so many. There is a similar band on Mt. Glasgow in K country. I never did the traverse over to Charles Stewart.
Sounds like a cool route! I love seeing fossils on the mountains. Maybe I’ll need to try to get to Charles Stewart via your approach next time!
More interesting might be an east approach to Charles Stewart from the meadows you might have seen from the summit. I have been to those meadows and they are fantastic. Easiest access to those is via Cougar Creek but the entrance to the drainage is sort of mis-described in G. Daffern"s book. I found it by following wolverine tracks (am not a trapper but couldn't figure out which way to go on a thanksgiving weekend with light snow so I followed the tracks and the wolverine knew the route).
I always wondered what the ridge was like between the nipple and Charles Stewart South
Dope.
Thx Paul
Respectful, as name to an honour to local First Nations! Name Eagle-Head or Bald-Eagle. 👍