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Chilliwack, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/02/2011 : 8:37 PM
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Our trip objectives...
  
Well...looks like I have some time to kill in the tent up here at the COL between Baby Munday and Knight Peak and I don't have a pencil sharpener so here I am at 6000ft typing a preliminary report on my one bar phone.
My view right now is to the north looking down the glacier behind Knight...I can see Harrison lake, Jones lake too and the sky keeps getting more pink. I suppose it's about time that I pop out of the tent to do a series of sunset shots...To the south the panarama is spectacular with views of Custer ridge and Spickard all the way to McGuire and Chilliwack valley floor.
Today we left the truck and hit the trail at 7:25 on Mark's watch...we made good time getting up the roots, mud, rocks and various snow ramps until we reached the Baby Munday-Knight col...Munday, as usual was so enticing we almost ran up to the North Peak-Middle Peak col...strangely enough...once there we spotted Stewart and totaly abandoned Munday till later.
Down we went to wrap around the bottom and scoot up in a flash! What an unbelieveable day and summit. Welch and Foley were just some of the immediate backdrop that weren't hard on the eyes at all. We had some snacks, signed the summit log and went back to attack Mundays north bump...again up in a flash!
After a quick slide down we were back here at the Knight-Baby Munday col and faced with the dilema of where to pitch our tents in blowing wind at 6000ft...some chose a high camp tucked in the rocks, some chose to camp at the col just hidden from the wind while Mark and I made a rock wall up on a dr bench with a bit of wind...feels pretty sheltered in the tent right now.
Sounds like we're getting rain overnight/morning too...We'll try and wait it out and summit a couple peaks tomorrow before heading back down.
So that's where we're at right now...we all got tons of great shots to share with you later...
Till then...over&out.
Kelly,Mark,Mike,Rob,Cal
Cheers.
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Edited by - kellylegros on 07/03/2011 11:15 PM
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 Satirical photoshop junkie who frolics in the mountains of the Chilliwack River Valley
Chilliwack, BC
Canada
6907 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2011 : 9:16 PM
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| Hey Kelly and company, Im responding to you live from Wild Horse Ridge in the Marble Range at a windy 6500 feet. No rain in the forcast but its gonna be a Three dog night. More on that later. |
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Van, bc
Canada
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Posted - 07/02/2011 : 9:45 PM
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Hey guys... nice work. I was the dayhiker you met.... thanks for kicking steps! I am writing this from my house, and in about 5 mins I'll be in my comfy bed sans rocks!! Its trying to rain here in Delta...no pink sunset for us.
I'll add some pics of u guys looking like ants later...
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Chilliwack, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/02/2011 : 10:15 PM
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Thanks Paul. Nice to meet you...we have some ant shots of you to.
Cheers,
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Happy go lucky, plaid wearin, postholin, safeway gaitor sportin, old-school film shootin, giver of many regards
Abbotsford, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 07/02/2011 : 10:19 PM
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Kelly
A novel thing; broadcast live from the COL. That's a real treat for us.... Writing from Logan Lake, saw a nice sunset, experienced a hot and sunny day.... Mostly Clear.
Surprised to see you writing about rain. Hope it clears up for you tomorrow.
K |
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Popkum, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/02/2011 : 10:25 PM
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| Kelly, your a tech nut! I can't wait to see your pictures and a few of those fine videos! |
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Chilliwack
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Posted - 07/02/2011 : 10:26 PM
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Good night Kelly, Mark, Mike, Rob and Cal! I'll look forward to seeing your pictures!
ps, aren't cell phones great?! :) |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/03/2011 : 08:48 AM
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Originally posted by Kanike
ps, aren't cell phones great?! :)
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Outdoors addicted flyfishing, skiing, snowshoeing, hiking car crooner and resident motormouth
Da'Wack, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/03/2011 : 12:49 PM
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| Sounds pretty fantastic Kelly! Will look forward to your pictures and TR |
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Posted - 07/03/2011 : 10:09 PM
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Originally posted by hikingpaul
Hey guys... nice work. I was the dayhiker you met.... thanks for kicking steps! I am writing this from my house, and in about 5 mins I'll be in my comfy bed sans rocks!! Its trying to rain here in Delta...no pink sunset for us.
I'll add some pics of u guys looking like ants later...
Looking forward to seeing those shots of us "ants" on the snow. Here are a couple of you on the tippy top of Baby Munday's North peak!
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Chilliwack, BC
Canada
833 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2011 : 12:43 AM
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...made it back after trying to wait out the wind and rain for 15hrs in the tent!!!
We crawled in the tent at around 9pm and listened to the tent's rustling & flapping while we were pelted with sleet, heavy rain and what seemed to be 100 mph wind until 12:30pm the next day. here's a shot of what the good weather looked like during that time.
Anyway enough gloom and doom. Let's see some pictures right? ENJOY!!!
hittin' the trail
climbing up to base camp
  
  
  
  
  
Paul running down a mountain
Baby Munday - the ascent
  
 
this brings us up to Munday's ridge...
now some views of Stewart Peak, Welch Peak, Foley Peak
 
 
 
Stewart Peak - the approach
  
  
  
some wildlife on Stewart...
 
summit of Stewart
 
 
now let's go get Munday...
  
  
  
  
our campsite
  
some zoom shots
 
 
a northern evening view just before retiring to tent (9pm)
the next afternoon...coming out of the tent and heading out
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Outdoors addicted flyfishing, skiing, snowshoeing, hiking car crooner and resident motormouth
Da'Wack, BC
Canada
5372 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2011 : 06:11 AM
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An intents day after an intense day. This has been up there on my "list" for some time. I'm glad you had a really good day of weather for your summit day.
Good one you guys.
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Happy go lucky, plaid wearin, postholin, safeway gaitor sportin, old-school film shootin, giver of many regards
Abbotsford, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 07/04/2011 : 06:16 AM
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Kelly
Awesome outing and report; your photos almost made me feel I was there.
I will try again later on in the summer... perhaps this month ??
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Vancouver, bc
Canada
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Posted - 07/04/2011 : 7:45 PM
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Duct Tape Productions presents a rudimentary putz made of point and shoot fragments. Add photos later. Warning: Gravol recommended.
But firstly - thanks Kelly for seeding this event and to the team, Mark, Mike and Callum, for making it eventful.
The video: 1. From our camp in the col between Knight Peak and Baby Munday; 2. From the north summit of Baby Munday; 3. From the summit cols of Baby Munday to Stewart 4. The summit of Stewart.
http://vimeo.com/25991373
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Burnaby, BC
Canada
667 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2011 : 7:55 PM
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That looks like a really nice area.
Nice!
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Chilliwack, B.C.
Canada
355 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2011 : 8:28 PM
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Amazing pictures and trip! Way to go guys! That place seems to be beyond what words can describe. Definitly going to be seeing it with my own eyes this summer. Thanks for bumping these back to the top of the list. 
How were the snow conditions? Do-able without crampons? I'll still probably give it a couple weeks to melt off some more, sure looks awesome covered in snow though. |
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Chilliwack, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 07/04/2011 : 8:31 PM
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Originally posted by KARVITK
Kelly
Awesome outing and report; your photos almost made me feel I was there.
I will try again later on in the summer... perhaps this month ??
K
Keep us posted, would definitly like to tag along! |
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Popkum, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 07/04/2011 : 9:03 PM
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Great job, a nice set of pictures! Nice steady hand with the video,Rob. Hope to get up there this year also.
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Port Douglas, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/05/2011 : 12:32 AM
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Chilliwack, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/05/2011 : 08:10 AM
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Great trip guys, thanks for organizing Kelly and great photos. Nice to meet you Rob, Cal and Mike.
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Mysterious, pop can stove stashin', gps totin', overnighter virgin, wannabe tentmaker and foul weather wuss who rides a thumper to the trailhead with wonderdog Max to hike the Chilliwack Valley
Chwk
Canada
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Posted - 07/05/2011 : 08:41 AM
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Creepy!!!!
Can't believe something so BIG would survive such a cold and hostile environment...
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Live from the COL...Knight-Baby Munday-Stewart
