Goat Trail Traverse

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Goat Trail Traverse

Goat Trail Traverse

Hiking along the notorious "Goat Trail Traverse" while en route to Birkenhead Peak in British Columbia. The "Goat Trail Traverse" is not an official trail or path, although a narrow path can be found and followed in many sections of it. This route involves a lot of careful sidehilling, including crossing multiple steep scree gullies such as shown in this photo. Surefootedness is essential during these sections, as a slip can be fatal. Many areas might have stepping locations smaller than boot sizes. Photo taken by John Stolk on September 7, 2013.
Redwic
on Sep 11, 2013 11:02 pm
Lat/Lon: 50.51117°N / 122.62098°W
Image Type(s): Alpine Climbing,  Hiking
Image ID: 866455

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gimpilator - Sep 15, 2013 2:57 pm - Voted 10/10

Looks hairy

Actually it reminds me of a slope traverse near the summit of American Border Peak. Perhaps you would have done better on it than I did.

Redwic

Redwic - Sep 15, 2013 5:25 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Looks hairy

During our descent, John seemed quite surprised that I thought the steep dirt gully was sketchy... yet I cruised through these sections without much trouble (despite a much higher chance for a fatality if a slip occurs on the Goat Trail Traverse than within the steep dirt gully).

Everyone has different terrain which seems more comfortable than others, I guess.

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