Sandro Summits

Category: Trip Reports

  • Banana Couloir

    Banana Couloir

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    Feb 18, 2025 The day was quintessentially coastal with the looming fog. We skied down through the fog traversing our way to Ledgeling Couloir and started bootpacking up. The moist coastal snow was supportive and secure without crampons. Topping out the couloir we headed east along the ridge through two short third class steps. The…

  • Bow-Yoho Traverse

    Bow-Yoho Traverse

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    Feb 9-12 2025 Day 1 – Bow Lake to Bow Hut (7km 490m) Knowing we had a short approach we started off in the afternoon by Bow Lake. The wind ripped across the lake and through my softshell, making me question whether the views would be worth the forecasted -30 lows. The approach was straightforward…

  • Squeah Like A Pig Couloir

    Squeah Like A Pig Couloir

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    January 28, 2025 The dry January had us skiing bulletproof crusts and waiting for snow. Seeing a trip report from Alan Blair on Peakbaggers, I was surprised to see how good the coverage was in this low elevation couloir. I headed out with Mait and Darrion to try and get this somewhat obscure line. We…

  • Mount Harvey North Ramp (Winter)

    Mount Harvey North Ramp (Winter)

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    January 19, 2024 Mount Harvey’s North Ramp is a North Shore mountaineering classic. 500m of sustained steep snow climbing overlooking the Howe Sound make it a unique outing. With the widespread melt freeze crust and green brick avalanche conditions on the south coast it was a far better time for pointy bits rather than skis,…

  • Nai Couloir

    Nai Couloir

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    Dec 31st, 2024 With high hopes of stable cold storm snow Darrion and I headed off the Ledge basin to try for the “longest” couloir (about 400m vertical drop) in the Ledge/Sky Pilot group. Nai couloir is tucked away out of view from the rest of the basin, so we didn’t quite know what we…

  • Showcase Spire

    Showcase Spire

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    Sept 16, 2024 via Darn Gendarme 5.9 Sharp spires are undoubtably alluring to climbers, small airy summits with technical climbing being the only way to the top. Showcase spire had been on my radar for years, but I could find limited beta on both the climb and techniques in rigging a retrievable Tyrolean to descend…

  • Mount Ethelweard West Ridge (Attempt)

    Mount Ethelweard West Ridge (Attempt)

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    September 1-3, 2024. For having such striking and tall glaciated summits, Altheney pass seems to see little attention from alpine climbers. I could only find information on two routes up Mount Ethelweard: John Clarke’s FA route along the south ridge, and Steven Song’s SW gulley route. The west ridge caught my eye as a striking…

  • Packrafting the Tantalus Traverse

    Packrafting the Tantalus Traverse

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    July 26-28th 2024 For being one of the most popular alpine climbing areas in southwest BC the Tantalus has quite complex access. In modern day this has all been somewhat overridden by the fact that Black Tusk Helicopters has their airport just across the river from the Tantalus, making a heli bump relatively affordable. Not…

  • Reh Peak

    Reh Peak

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    July 15, 2024 via North Ridge 5.2 I have been wanting to check out the Anderson River Valley for years after seeing the striking photo of Steinbock’s NE Buttress. Starting from the east side of the valley would give me a great view of this face as well as Springbock Arete up Les Cornes. The…