Mountain School 2010

Time for the annual intro to mountaineering school with the Alpine Club. This year I decided to keep the course on the Island and explore some local hills. Ended up being a great spot. Was a little more physical of a trip than I was expecting, but I think everyone enjoyed it nonetheless.

We spent the first day getting to camp below Big Interior. The next day we practiced some ice axe and crevasse rescue skills, then worked our way up Big Interior Mountain, and down the backside (in a white-out). Third day up Nine Peaks, and back over Big Interior to a camp, and fourth day out. Great crew of folks.

In the cirque below Big Interior

Upper snowslopes on Big Interior, with Bedwell Lake and Tom Taylor

Final step on Big Interior

Descending Big Interior below the satellite peak - Marjorie's Load

Nine Peaks in cloud

Heading up Nine Peaks



Nine Peaks summit


Marjorie's Load

Descending the step on Big Interior