A break on the trail up to Hermit Meadows
Almost up to the ridge and camp
Camp will be up over the ridge
The trail is stairs of stone at points to protect the flowers and grasses
Orion getting higher
Looking back down to the highway
Ben topping out on the ridge and entering the meadows
Our camp spot at Hermit Meadows
The trail leading into the meadows
Sifton from Tupper's west ridge. Our ascent route if the ridge up the centre and our descent would be the long right ridge
After setting up camp, we continued towards Sifton, seen top centre
The beginnings of the SE ridge.
Orion with Tupper in the background
Near the base of the SE ridge with the summit in the background
The road ahead is to work a line up the left side
Ben and Orion on our first belayed section, which I led
Ben waiting while Orion forges ahead above him
Hmmm... looks to be a bit of a problem here, but it was actually easily digestable
Orion coming up a chimney section
Ben belaying us up
Me waaay up - courtesy Orion.
Ben atop Sifton with Tupper to the right.
Orion descending
The only crux on the north ridge descent appears to be a snow section which we actually bypassed on the right.
Ben bypassing the snow
4:22am at about 2500m after bivying at the low point of the Sifton-Rogers ridge
Our descent ridge
Orion with our bivy spot back on the upper left ridge
Me on the early morning walk back to camp after our bivy - courtesy Orion.
The road ahead is now easy.
Looking down to the meadows and camp
Orion hanging at camp on our rest day Sunday
