| Name: Mentorship Trip - Template - Mount Rexford/Spires |
| Starts: Fri Aug 05, 2022 |
| Return: Sun Aug 07, 2022 |
| Registration opens: Fri May 06, 2022 |
| Event category: Mountaineering |
| Difficulty grade: C5 [?] |
| For members only: Yes |
| Screening used: Yes |
| Max participants: 3 |
Organizer: Shashi Shanbhag  |
| Profile info: |
Do you have an AWD/4WD car?
Do you have all the gear listed for the trip?
Do you have any questions or concerns about the trip?
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*** This is not an actual trip, but a template that BCMC Mentorship Program Mentors can use***
This trip is only open to BCMC Mentorship Program participants. Preference will be given to mentees of the organizer (mentor). The organizer can open this trip to other mentees/mentors if needed.
Trip details: 3-day trip to climb Westside routes on Sawkwatch Peak (Mount Rexford) and Nesakwatch Spires.
Here are some options for our climb - (Alpine Rating from Alpine Select Guidebook)
North Ridge of Nesakawatch North Spire: PD+, low-5th
North Ridge Nesakwatch South Spire: AD-, 5.7
Sawkwatch Peak (Mount Rexford) West Ridge: AD-, low-5th
We will meet at 6 am on Friday (August 5) in the IGA parking lot in Walnut Grove (Exit 58 on Hwy 1) and then carpool from there. We will need two AWD/4WD cars to get to Slesse Memorial Trailhead. It will take us about 3 hours to reach the trailhead. We will hike up on Nesakwatch Creek FSR, Rexford Spur to get on Mount Rexford Trail. It will take us about 4 hours to hike 5 km and gain 1350 m to get to the alpine basin where we will be camping for two nights. Depending on the group we will select the routes from the options listed above. Tentatively, we will be back late Sunday (August 7) night.
Gear: List of Gear required for the trip (Check Event Files)
Weather:
https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6082456/Canada/British%20Columbia/Mount%20Rexford
https://spotwx.com/products/grib_index.php?model=nam_awphys&lat=49.03298&lon=-121.53583&tz=America/Vancouver
https://www.windy.com/49.033/-121.536?48.621,-121.536,8
Route Info:
Alpine Select Book, pages 278-279
https://www.mountainproject.com/route/113544708/north-spire-north-ridge-pd
https://www.mountainproject.com/route/111774899/west-ridge
GPX for approach: Check Trip/Event Files
Trip Reports:
https://sites.google.com/stephabegg.com/britishcolumbia/tripreports/nesakwatch#h.qu2f7s264j64
https://stevensong.com/coastal-interior-bc/bc-cascades/mount-rexford/
Leave a Trip Plan: (Organizer or any member of the group can complete this and share it with the group)
https://www.adventuresmart.ca/
If you have any questions or concerns about the trip, please reach out to me or post them in the Planning Forum.
