Sun, Jun 19 2022 - Vents Ridge traverse (View Original Event Details)
| Event Coordinator(s): |  |
Peter Minarik
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| Participants: | | Peter Minarik, Dean G, Julia T, Patricia Bo |
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Write Up:We started the hike on the Pack trail under hot sun, traversing the
slopes high above Powderface Creek. The climber’s trail up to White
Buddha and the top of Vents Ridge was strenuous but not too long. We
did not see any climbers but saw quite a few hikers coming and going,
particularly young people. We enjoyed a long, relaxing lunch at the
top, out of the wind , with good views to the ridges and snowy peaks
to the west. As we descended the other side we met creek refugees,
people who came down to Prairie Creek and were too frightened to
cross it, so they were hiking up back to the ridge. The trail was good
initially but deteriorated lower down. At this point I took a wrong
turn onto a path going nowhere that ended on steep slopes above the
creek, so we descended down off trail. Prairie Creek looked brown,
deep, and fast flowing. We looked for a safe crossing for a while,
first downstream and then upstream. Eventually Dean spotted a place
where you could “see the bottom” on a relatively straight section
of the creek with easy access to water on both banks. We crossed
there and finished our hike on the pleasant and relaxing Prairie
Creek trail. Peter Minarik
