Sunday, September 23, 2007

Coquihalla Climb: Needle Peak

September 15, 2007

When we began our ascent at 11:50 am, the clouds still clung low on the peaks surrounding the Coquihalla highway. But after only 45 minutes of steep uphill climbing, we reached the treeline and were rewarded with a clear view of our objective - Needle Peak.



Christy and Jeff on the ridgecrest...

The summit pyramid...

The route is mainly an easy hike on well-defined trail with a couple of moderate scrambling challenges including the the chimney crux on the summit pyramid.

Christy climbing the chimney crux...

Brad on the edge...

We reached the crowded summit (12 other hikers) in two hours and enjoyed the reward of 360 degree blue-sky views while eating our lunch!

Jeff, Christy and Brad on the summit of Needle Peak (2090m)

The view from the summit...

The descent...

The video...

© BRAD 2007

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