hiking Sun God-Seven O'Clock loop, BC, Canada

hiked Sun God-Seven O'Clock loop and did 13.0Km and 1085m

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Jul 11, 2010

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Yay, time for the views! Hiked in the clouds the weekend before and was now craving the sunshine! Saturday evening found us driving past Pemberton and along “North Tenas Br 8”, the 7km logging road cut with frequent waterbars. We set camp near the log that stopped us from going any further, thankfully, very close to Matt Gunn’s recommended trailhead.

Running after the morning sun, Chris left before any of us woke up. Jon, Evgeny and I had breakfast while being plagued by mosquitoes and started hiking at 7am. Turned right after the clearcut and headed uphill the very steep slope, mentally thanking the veggie belays for their existence. A good grunt up and finally, we’re in the alpine! Surrounded by magnificent views, we headed towards Seven O’Clock Mountain, a straight forward approach of snowfields interchanging with easy scrambling. Joined Chris on the summit which he had all to himself for a while, and lingered for nearly an hour, mesmerized by the beautiful feather clouds. Snow conditions were perfect for glissading on feet and we enjoyed it to the fullest, sliding whenever we could.

Down to the col and towards Sun God. Hiking up scree and rock wasn’t as pleasant, but at least a large portion of it was under the snow this time of year. Helmets are a good idea here to protect against loose rock. The steepness of the trail and the heat made up for the moderate characteristics for this hike, and we were happy to finally be on the summit! Another hour was enjoyed breathing in the freedom of the mountains, taking multitude of pictures and having a good nap in the sunshine. Ah, wonderful time.

Stopped at the small lake on the way down to refill the wat continue reading »

Having successfully navigated over a number of logs, this one proved to be too much for an X-Terra

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	at 12am Jul 14, 2010
	Pardeep: Looking forward to your Overseer TR ;) To answer your question: all participants were Wanderung members, but the trip wasn't advertised: it was too late by the time the plan had matured... I myself had almost given up organizing after not finding drivers for half the proposed trips :(

	at 12am Jul 14, 2010
	Ahmad: for a scramble, I'd rate it as easy. Very little exposure, mostly scree. And whenever there was the need to use hands, the rock was good with solid handholds.

	at 9pm Jul 13, 2010
	Oh yeah, thanks for answering my questions too, but I now have a third one. Was this a Wanderung trip?

	at 9pm Jul 13, 2010
	Great report and awesome pictures. In regards to my question about this trail, I can't say it's serendipity because you've done about three hikes that I had planned for the coming week. It's quite strange. I hope to beat you to the punch in regards to Overseer.

	at 10am Jul 13, 2010
	Exhilarating pictures. Some of the scramble doesn't look easy, does it?

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