North Outlier of Kent Ridge Off-Trail hike on 24-Jun-2025

Given the uncertainty of snow depth after the weekend storm, we didn’t know how high we’d get. The hike up to the outlier was straightforward despite increasingly deeper snow, but after descending to the col and looking up Mt Kent’s steep climb, we agreed to turn back. Going up would have been fine, but coming back down would have been tractionless as the snow softened. Indeed, the decision was reinforced as we returned to the parking lot on slippery slush. Regardless of the shorter day, the views from the outlier are a pretty great consolation prize! The flowers along the ridge were plentiful and beautiful, having recovered nicely from being buried by snow.
Participants: Donna, Ingrid (coordinator), Stephanie, Mark



Climbing to the outlier
Climbing to the outlier




It's so green looking back!
It's so green looking back!




You can see why we chose to not climb 450 vertical metres of tractionless snow...
You can see why we chose to not climb 450 vertical metres of tractionless snow...



Fantastic artwork in the register
Fantastic artwork in the register




Heading back
Heading back

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