Yearly Archives: 2017

MOUNT HARLOW 2580m Mount Harlow lies directly west of the Mulvey cirque, between Koch Creek (on the west) and Hoder Creek (on the east). It is 4 km south-southwest of Mount McKean. Difficulty: Elevation Gain:  Summit 2580m  Key Elevations: Time: … Continue reading →

MOUNT MCKEAN    2610m Mount McKean is a “pile of rocks” two kilometers south of Woden Peak. Difficulty: Elevation Gain: Key elevations: Access: Map: 82F/13 Burton. 1. North Ascended over broken rock from the Woden-McKean col. (II,3,s). FA Bob Dean, … Continue reading →

WODEN PEAK 2715m Situated west of the Devil’s Range, northeast of the head of Koch Creek. An attractive pyramidal peak. Difficulty: Elevation Gain: Key Elevations: TH McKean Creek ; McKean Lakes ; Woden Summit 2715m Access: Map 82F/13 Burton. Access … Continue reading →

MOUNT DAG (GIMLI I)   2745m   9,006′ Dag is the south-easternmost of the Mulvey Cirque peaks. A steep, narrow gully separates Dag from a lesser point to the west, Little Dag and another gully separates Little Dag from Batwing. Its enormous … Continue reading →

LITTLE DAG   2690m The summit between Mount Dag and Batwing. It appears pointed when seen from the north.  There are two ways to reach the headwaters of Robertson Creek if one is not in the Mulvey Cirque; directly over the … Continue reading →

MOUNT NOTT 2580m Mount Nott is east of the Wolf’s Ears, and has a pointed summit and a well-defined north ridge. 1. The summit of Mount Nott is easily reached from below Wolf’s FA unknown. 2. North Ridge (Moss Ridge). … Continue reading →

THE MUZZLE The Muzzle is located west of the West Wolf’s Ear. The nose of the Muzzle is overhanging moss. WOLF’S EARS Located on the southern edge of the Mulvey Group. The high point in the ridge immediately west of … Continue reading →

GIMLI PEAK (GIMLI II)   2806m 9206′ Gimli is both the premier rock climb and hikeable summit in the West Kootenay. This magnificent, many-faceted summit rises above the southwest side of the largest Mulvey Lake.  Gimli was the new hall of the … Continue reading →

NISLEHEIM PEAK (JONES) 2580m A smaller peak, shaped like a shark’s fin, is just WNW of Gimli Peak. 1. North Face, Northwest Ridge. Nisleheim is most easily climbed up a steep gully on the right side of the north face … Continue reading →

MIDGARD PEAK (Hemisphere) 2790m Midgard represented, to the Norsemen, that realm between the heavens and the underworld, that is, the Earth. It is the westernmost of the Mulvey peaks. 1. FRA 1959, route unknown 2. Southeast Ridge. There are some … Continue reading →