Sadie Peak

July 20, 2024

~ submitted by Matthew Lettington

Why not many things change in the Alpine over the years, the same cannot be said for cut blocks. When I did Sadie Peak the first time, I do remember the block being a little bit of a challenge, but this time it was  very bushy. 

We stuck to the route I used on my first trip to this mountain 10 years earlier. The first half mostly went as expected. We followed the original route pretty closely. The navigation and bush on the first quarter of the route was made even more challenging by the very warm weather. By the time we made it halfway along the route, we discovered a well booted in game trail. It was a welcome sight because it greatly sped up those portions of the trip. 

When we reached the peak overlooking the summit block,  We decided to head to the hikers right down into the cirque on the east side of the summit block. we spotted the marmot feeder, but we didn’t have time to lay low and look for the furry beasts.  From the cirque, we had it up a steep slope with one easy scramble move. We were up onto the ridge and the summit.

The hike to the summit took longer than we expected but we still took our time to enjoy a hot coffee and a snack. 

It was a really lovely day and we had the whole valley to ourselves. All told, we didn’t see another vehicle on the road.  Thanks to my hiking companions for great company. 

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