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Stefan Member
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 5084 | TRs | Pics
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Stefan
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Mon May 06, 2019 9:36 am
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Barbara Peak.
With my "new to me" mountain ebike (Trek Powerfly 5), I started at 6:00am from the gate at Hamilton. I road mostly 18 miles (some snow patches at Howard Lake) and used 3/5 of the battery carrying a 50lb pack. It took 2 hours 15 minutes one way. I wanted to ride the road to 4200 feet, but could not due to too much snow on the road just under 3400 feet. I put on the snowshoes and eventually changed to crampons as I made my way up through a treed notch and traversed on great cramponing snow to the basin south of Barbara Peak. Snow was getting softer. I made the summit at 11:30 and the snow was turning to mush. I went up a snow filled gully on the SE side of the peak, and this I gingerly made the last 30 meters up to the top. Probably would have been better without snow. I was on top for 15 minutes and then I decided to dulfersitz down utilizing the rope--this 30 meter section only. From there I downclimbed the steep snow filled gully and then it was a glorious glissade all the way down for a long ways! I decided to go down to the abandoned road that crosses the creek at 3600 SW of Barbara Peak. The road was mostly snow packed, but I could tell, it would be a pain in the arse if there was no snow due to lots of slide alder until you reached the old 1950's abandoned car west of the creek.
Since I had extra time, I went up peak 4720+ just north of Skookum Creek. Fairly typical cross country until you get to the top section--well snow started around 3800 feet...
Bike ride back to Hamilton gate to 1 hour 15 minutes. Back out at 6:30.
barbara peak
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iron Member
Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 6391 | TRs | Pics Location: southeast kootenays |
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Mon May 06, 2019 9:59 am
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not many people go out there. cheater.
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Gimpilator infinity/21M
Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 1684 | TRs | Pics Location: Edmonds, WA |
How cool! Love that range. Nice to see a rare one done.
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raising3hikers Member
Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 2343 | TRs | Pics Location: Edmonds, Wa |
nice job Stefan, looks like you're getting some good use out of that bike!
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slabbyd Member
Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 293 | TRs | Pics
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slabbyd
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Wed May 08, 2019 2:24 pm
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Whats up with the 50lb pack? e-bike or not that doesn't make for fun riding.
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