Monthly Archives: November 2017

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 →

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 →