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Ascent of Niagara Escarpment High Point on 2011-10-19

Climber: Greg Slayden

Others in Party:

Adam Helman
Bob Packard
----Only Party on Mountain

Date:

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

Car

Peak:

Niagara Escarpment High Point

Location:

Canada-Ontario

Elevation:

544 m / 1785 ft

Ascent Trip Report

We followed the suggestion of Derek Standen and approached from the east. We drove the access road eastwards and parked, but later realized we drove too far and that we could have turned right and driven all the way to the gate mentioned in Dereks' trip report.

Also, instead of taking the long route on ski trails that skirts the swamp to the north, we decided to take a "shortcut" and bushwhack directly across the swamp. We started after passing the field with the trailers, when the ski trail first starts avoiding the swamp. It was pretty bad brush, with lots of downed logs, thickets, and muddy pools slowing our progress. It took us less time to come back via the ski trails, so I don't recommend our "longcut".

The highpoint was easy to find in open forest. A GPS helps, of course.

A final note--at the north end of the swamp is a nice cliff outcrop that has an OBM spot elevation of 543 meters, just one meter lower than the summit. If the weather had been nicer for us we would have climbed to this point, which may offer nice views from the cliff tops.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

62 m / 204 ft

Elevation Loss:

62 m / 204 ft

Distance:

5.3 km / 3.3 mi

Grade/Class:

Class 1

Quality:

3 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Bushwhack

Weather:

Drizzle, Cool, Breezy, Low Clouds

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

42 m / 138 ft

Extra Loss:

10 m / 33 ft

Distance:

2.2 km / 1.4 mi

Route:

Swamp bushwhack

Trailhead:

512 m / 1680 ft

Time Up:

55 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

52 m / 171 ft

Extra Gain:

20 m / 66 ft

Distance:

3.1 km / 1.9 mi

Route:

Ski trail around swamp

Trailhead:

512 m / 1680 ft

Time Down:

40 Minutes

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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Peaks: climbed and unclimbed by Greg Slayden
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