–submitted by Matthew Lettington
Tangle Mountain turned out to be a fantastic day in the low alpine of Vancouver Island, September 26, 2021. Though we probably didn’t take the easiest route to get to the mountain’s base, we were all in awe of the surrounding landscape. Fall colours are spreading their drama in the hills: purples, reds, yellows, greens.
The mountain itself is often overlooked for the more popular –and very nearby– Mount Moriarty. I will add that I enjoyed my trip up Tangle more than my recent trip up Moriarty; the weather didn’t have anything to do with it. The easy class two slopes and very light bush made for a straightforward approach to the summit.
After a quick lunch on the summit, we started toward the feature on the end of the ridge. Unfortunately, just a few metres from our lunch spot, we discovered a catastrophic boot failure suffered by one party member. We smartly chose to turn around and focus on making it back to the vehicles over chasing a distant –though enticing– sub summit.
We’ll be back another day. The ridge is calling to us!
