01
The forest road
Four kilometres of gravel under old spruce. Flat enough to talk the whole way, which is the point of the first hour.
Ridge trail, two days
Three stops on the way up
02
The open saddle
The trees stop and the wind starts. Most groups eat here, because after this there is no shelter for two hours.
03
The last ridge
Ninety minutes of switchbacks and then the whole valley at once. We time the walk so this part falls into the evening light.