MOUNT GIEGERICH 2449m 8035′
Giegerich plays second fiddle to the stars of Glory Basin – Mts John Carter and Outlook. The only practical access to Glory Basin is now via the core area of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. Giegerich isn’t visible from there. With the closure of the campground at Sapphire Lakes, Giegerich would most commonly be climbed as a day hike from Gibson Lake or the core area of the park.
Difficulty: A1 from Glory Basin, C2 from Gibson Lake.
Elevation gain: 187m (614′) from Lemon Pass. 1100 m from Gibson Lake.
Key elevations: Sapphire Lakes 7380′, Summit 8035′
Distance: 800m from Lower Sapphire Lake. 22 km from Gibson Lake.
Time: 5 hours return from Kaslo Lake, 1 hour from Lemon Pass. 9-10 hours from Gibson Lake
Season: Mid-July through September
Access: Easy from Glory Basin and the core area of Kaslo Lake. A long day from Gibson Lake.
Map: 82K/14 Slocan & 82K/11 Kokanee Peak
Access/Route: The only practical way to access Mt Giegerich is from Glory Basin. The summit is only 800 metres northwest of the shoreline of Lower Sapphire Lake. And 187m of vertical above Lemon Pass. Reach the summit by the easy, obvious route in about 30 minutes from Lemon Pass.
Besides the KMC summit register, the Giegerich family time capsule was also in the cairn (removed in 2024).
Descent. Descend the west ridge. Visit the lakes and their outlet streams before descending Outlook Creek, the classic hiker trail back down to Garland Lake.
What to do?
1. Climb Mount Nansen 2469m (8120′) – it is only 1km from the summit of Giegerich. Or if energetic, climb Mt Robert Smith 2446m (8025′), a mountain in the middle of nowhere.
Before Enterprise Creek FSR closed, the main access to Nansen, and indeed Mt Robert Smith and Boomerang, was via Timber Creek FSR.
