Started at 7:00am and worked our way up to the col at Fable Mt. This took approx 4 to 4.5 hours. Had our first of many lunches there. From the col we could see many cornices that appeared to block our way, however the ridge right up the center was clear and gave us access to the start of the ridge.

The first part of the ridge is wide and easy going, the views into the valleys were excellent. We traversed south along the wide section and slid down some snow that was located at the intersection of our ridge and a ridge that went west to join into Grotto Mountain.

The ridge narrowed and the SC6 portion started. Everything was dry and the slab rock allowed for great traction. Had some downclimbs in certain sections.

We made Gap Peak by approx 3:30pm and had another lunch.

From Gap peak we headed west for the final descent. Dave took a group of three and followed the Kane route down to the Grotto Creek, and the rest went down the front of the mountain (an exploratory). Dave's group was down by 7:00pm and the rest of us were down by 9:30pm.

We tavelled 21 kms and total gain for the day was 1610 meters (more for the exploratory group).

My group should be praised for working together in finding the route down. We all helped each other and watched for the "best" route down. Good day and a great group.

Allan

Two digitized photos added by David in May 2020.