A few months ago, when the weather was nicer and the Covid restrictions weren’t as severe, I hiked Needle Peak near Hope, BC with Ty and Backcountry Pete.
In standard Ty style, we didn’t take the easy route: This view is after an hour or so of bushwhacking to get to the summit of Markhor Peak. You can see our destination - Needle Peak as the peak in this photo.
Markhor Peak, seen after we scrambled down this face. it wasn’t as steep as this looks…but it also wasn’t easy.
Same spot as previous photo, just now facing our objective: Needle Peak. We followed that ridge line more or less all the way up, and I had at least one hand on the rocks at all times. Thanks to Ty and Pete for navigating and getting me through a few of the trickier spots! In the foreground of this photo you can see Pete.
Summit smiles
The crew after having a beer and hiking part of the way down.
It was a pretty good day out there, though I don’t think I’d recommend the route we did unless you know what you’re doing. And I’m not sure I could even find it again. The easy way up, and route of our descent, can be found here.
Thanks again for the great adventure day, Ty and Pete! Always good being in the mountains with you guys.
