Ascent of Forum Peak on 2015-08-15| Others in Party: | Johann Schelesnak -- Trip Report or GPS Track
Ashleigh
| | Date: | Saturday, August 15, 2015 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Forum Peak | | Location: | Canada-Alberta/British Columbia | | Elevation: | 7933 ft / 2417 m |
Ascent Trip ReportJohn, Ashleigh, and I started the hike during light drizzle and fairly cool weather on Saturday. There was a forest fire in Glacier NP and we could smell the smoke that the SW Winds were blowing our way. It rained quite a bit around Forum Lake, but stopped when we ascended the ridge. There were only a few easy-to-navigate rock ledges on the way up to the ridge line. The wind was upwards of 50 km/h on the ridge. We made our way east, towards forum peak at first it was clear but once we started going to the peak some fog rolled in making visibility less than optimal. We could barely see past 10 meters and when we got to the edge of the peak, we could not find the massive cairn. According to our elevation we were at 2450m, so basically on the summit, near some trees. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 509 ft / 155 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 886 ft / 270 m | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Scramble | | Weather: | Raining, Cool, Very Windy, Whiteout/Fog
very windy, could not see more then maybe 10m out | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 161 ft / 49 m | | Distance: | 4.7 mi / 7.5 km | | Route: | Forum Lake Ridge | | Start Trailhead: | Akamina Pass Trailhead 7772 ft / 2368 m | | Time: | 2 Hours 30 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 886 ft / 270 m | | Loss Breakdown: | Net: 538 ft / 164 m; Extra: 348 ft / 106m | | Gain on way out: | 348 ft / 106 m | | End Trailhead: | Akamina Pass Trailhead 7395 ft / 2253 m | | Time: | 30 Minutes | Ascent Part of Trip: Forum and Akamina pass
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 2878 ft / 877 m Total Trip Loss: 3881 ft / 1183 m |
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