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MOUNT ODIN   2970m   9744′   Mount Odin, the highest peak of the group, is hidden from view from the logging roads except near Odin Creek. East of the ice tongue of its east glacier (Frigg Glacier) lies Mooncastle Lake, under Frigg … Continue reading →

MJOLLNIR TOWER (STORM TOWER)   2660m   8727′ This is the blunt rock tower, seen from the Escarpment Trail, on the left of Mount Odin. Frigg Tower is left, out of sight. Mjollnir was the magic hammer of Thor. The contours of … Continue reading →

FRIGG TOWER   2620m    8596′ From Highway 23, south of Galena Bay, one has a good view of this spectacular flat-topped tower. The name is a proper one (rather than improper), since Frigg was a goddess, the wife of Odin … Continue reading →

BEORN PEAK (HORSEFLY) SPAM PEAK These two peaks, both of about 2500 meters, are on the watershed north of Kelly Peak. BEORN PEAK (north, 175-078) Beorn is a character from “The Hobbit” (bjorn is bear in Norwegian). There were grizzly diggings … Continue reading →

KELLY PEAK   2820m   9252′ Kelly Peak is just east of the watershed, southwest of Mt. Niflheim. 1. Northwest Ridge. From a helicopter camp above the Odin Creek headwall at the foot of Odin Glacier, ascend to a col and go … Continue reading →

MOUNT NIFLHEIM   2870m   9416′ Mount Niflheim is on the west end of Stegosaurus (Thor-Niflheim) Ridge. The ridge continues WSW to Kelly Peak, forming the rim of the northwest basin or cirque that is accessible from the Rock Garden campsite. A … Continue reading →

Mount Niflheim, Brynhild Peak, Mount Sigurd, Mount Andvari and Mount Thor were traversed west to east in the 1971 traverse of Stegosaurus Ridge. The 1971 party bivouacked high and climbed the north ridge of Mount Niflheim without setting foot on … Continue reading →

MOUNT THOR   2940m   9646′ Hughes Peak, and Mounts Thor, Grady and Burnham (north to south) are seen from the ferry when nearing Galena Bay. Mount Thor is massive and of complex design. It appears pointed from this angle, but is … Continue reading →

UNNAMED (TOWER FOUR)   2760m   9055′ Starting from a point northeast of Mount Thor, a ridge of towers runs NNW. Tower Four is the largest and the most aesthetically pleasing of the approximately nine towers on this ridge. 1. South Face. … Continue reading →

The Gates massif is very handsome when viewed from the north. Drive: From Revelstoke, Hwy 23 goes south down the west side of the Columbia River to the Shelter Bay Ferry 50km. The ferry goes to Galena Bay from 6 … Continue reading →