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Monashee Lake lies right against the spine of the jagged Pinnacles. Monashee Creek rises from the lake and the three Pinnacles rise above the lake. This is the south end of the Mark Berger Trail.  Location: Pinnacles Group in Whatshan … Continue reading →

PINNACLE GROUP – WHATSHAN RANGE This isolated group of lower peaks rises well above its surroundings and stands out from Highway 23, north of Nakusp. It is 30 km south of Mount Fosthall. By the easiest routes, the climbs are … Continue reading →

PINNACLE GROUP – WHATSHAN RANGE This isolated group of lower peaks rises well above its surroundings and stands out from Highway 23, north of Nakusp. It is 30 km south of Mount Fosthall. By the easiest routes, the climbs are … Continue reading →

CARIBOO MOUNTAIN   2270m  7448′ Cariboo Mountain is located west-southwest of Mount Odin, in Monashee Provincial Park. Map 82L/9 Gates Creek. Both Cariboo and Slate Mountains were climbed by members of the 1994 KMC hiking camps, and the routes are not … Continue reading →

MOUNT FOSTHALL   2680m    8793′ Mount Fosthall is the last high peak in the south of the Gold Range. It is located in the large Monashee Provincial Park to the southwest and west of Mount Odin. There are trails and … Continue reading →

MOUNT GUNNARSEN   2640m   8661′ Mount Gunnarsen is on the watershed at the head of Ledge Creek, 4.3 km west of Mount Odin. Map 82L/9 Gates Creek.  1. East Ridge. Start from the KMC helicopter camp at the top of the … Continue reading →

LAAG MOUNTAIN 2640m    8661′ This double summit is named for the layering in the mountain (laag is Norwegian for layer). It is located 2.8 km north of Mount Gunnarsen. A huge, 100 meter high, slab is upended on the … Continue reading →

MOUNT GRADY   2900m   9514′  Mount Grady is just west of Mount Burnham. 1. West Ridge. From the KMC helicopter camp above the Odin Creek headwall, go over Odin Glacier to the Odin-Saturday col and descend the snow and ice couloir … Continue reading →

MOUNT BURNHAM   2910m    9547′ Mt. Burnham is farther east from the Monashee watershed than any other summit in the group, and is the most easily seen. Mounts Burnham and Grady were formerly known as Halcyon Peak, and also Thor … Continue reading →

SATURDAY PEAK   2730m   8957′ Saturday Peak is 1.8 km WSW of Mount Odin. The KMC climbed two routes on it during the 1973 KMC climbing camp. Between 1963 and 1965, members of the Geological Survey of Canada were active in … Continue reading →