On Tuesday I camped at Upper Joffre Lake with a group of friends. At 5am Wednesday morning I woke up with two others from the group and we attempted to summit Slalok Mountain. We did not reach the top as it required more difficult scrambling than we were prepared for.
We headed up the Taylor-Tszil Col as the sun came up.
Then around Tszil Mountain
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| East side of Tszil Mountain |
Slalok Mountain was the goal for the day. We only made it as far as the sub-summit. The scrambling was more difficult than we had bargained for.
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| West side of Slalok Mountain |
Here's another photo of Slalok Mountain showing the sub-summit on the left.
The views of Upper Joffre Lake were nice on the way down.
A few notes:
-The trailhead is hidden. I spent Tuesday night looking for it to no avail. Wednesday morning I chose to go up a boulder field that looked like the best option, luckily the trail is next to this boulder field. My GPS marked this point as N 50°20.666' W 122°28.821'
-Joffre Lakes Trail is extremely busy, even on a weekday!
-I will return next year to try for Slalok Mountain again.
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