UNNAMED 305891 & 301891
These two peaks of roughly equal height lie 1.5 and 2kms NW of Mt Stanley.
Drive: Refer to the Mt Stanley post. Deer Creek Rd and park.
Route: At the headwaters of Deer Creek, take the left fork heading north directly towards the summit of these two peaks. This was a ski trip.
UNNAMED PEAKS at HEAD of GREASYBILL CREEK by Kim Kratky
(map 82F/12 Passmore)
On Oct. 26th, 2003 the following scrambled two peaks at the head of the basin of Greasybill Creek in the Valkyries: Howie Ridge, Kyle Ridge, Sacha Kalabis, and Kim Kratky.
After driving Koch Creek FSR, we followed Grizzly Creek road 4.8 km. and branched right onto the signed “Greasy.” At km. 9.3 from Koch, we went left onto the more-used and signed “East Greasybill.” After reaching the road’s end at 5945’ (GR 302-899, 2WD all the way), we started hiking at 10:20 in mild weather and under sunny skies.
We plodded up a cut block and passed through a tiny screen of timber before ascending 800’ of scree to a 7055’ col at GR 302-890. After exploring the ridge to the west of the col, we crossed back and continued to the eastern uncairned summit at GR 306-892 (GPS 7452’).
Having admired Mt. Stanley 1.3 km. to the southeast, we continued down our peak’s NE ridge to a treed col at 6950’ before hustling up 500’ of the south slopes of the summit to the north located at GR 309-899 (GPS 7610’). As the lads fantasized about sled touring in upper Grizzly just to our east, Howie and I built a cairn on this moderately impressive bump. Our pointy entity gave good views as we admired the Mulvey Group, Airy, Ladybird, Faith, Gladstone, and even Mt. Shields.
After Sacha and Kyle scrambled up a detached tower on the west, we descended the west face and gullies to the cut block and truck to finish off a 5-hour day. This outing was supposed to explore a North Greasybill road (no such thing yet) and access to Sangrida Peak (see Burrell Creek 82E/9). That might work as a spring ski ascent. Has anyone been up Sangrida?
Kim Kratky