We leave the meadows behind.
Mount Galatea
July 12, 2003
Interesting scrambling near the top but it's a long haul to get to it. Once the scree slog is over, we reached a point just below the ridge where the first of a few obstacles would face us en route to the summit. To surmount them, we stayed below the ridge until just before the summit. The route-finding was more challenging than I expected. We did it in dry conditions and I can see that in snow or even wet conditions some sections would be treacherous. |
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We leave the meadows behind.
The route follows left of the ridge in the centre
Starting up the scree
More scree
The tarns are far below us.
Serious drop on the right
The long climb up a scree
slope gives way to the first obstacle. Note the
summit on the left.
There's quite a bit of scrambling before you reach the summit.
Looking back at Wayne and Lori ascending
A narrow ridge leads to the summit cairn.
Heading back along the ridge from the summit
Downclimbing
Climbing down the steepest
section on the return.
Back on the scree. The summit is the point on the left.
Back at the base of the mountain
360° view from the top
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