Two Days Hiking/Scramble at Downton Creek Area

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计划2个Day Hiking/Scramble at Downton Creek Area

Downton FSR 2021年6月关闭，最新消息是可以通车了。赶早不赶晚，说不定何时又被关闭，计划选2个连续好天成行。
Car camping at Trail Head, 走2个DH.
该区域湖区荜美Lake Ohara.

D0: Vancouver to Trail Head(50.57621, -122.26556) via highway 99 and Downton FSR,
231KM, 3hr 30min-4hr
下午出发

D1: Day Hiking/Scramble Route:

Option 1 Hiking/Scramble Route: TH to Peak 8900 2631m--Linus Peak 2578m--Shoeder Peak 2479m--TH,
选项1的路线，采用了小归2020年9月5日的实际线路, 图示绿线
approx. 12.7km/elevation 1005m

Option 2 hiking route: TH to Peak 8900 2631m--Linus Peak 2578m--TH,
选项2的路线，从Linus和Shoeder的垭口沿红线下到湖边。
approx.  11.9km/elevation 1000m

D2: Day Hiking/Scramble Route:

Option 1 Day Hiking/Scramble Route: TH to Contralto Peak 2493m--Mezzo Peak 2555m, 原路返回到TH，
approx. 10.3km/elevation 960m
选项1，放弃Schoeder Peak 2479m

Option 2 Day Hiking/Scramble Route: TH to Contralto Peak 2493m--Mezzo Peak 2555m--上湖边-- Schoeder Peak 2479m--湖边-- TH,
approx. 11.7km/elevation 1215m

Back to Vancouver at D2

参加者要求：3级Scramble，大量的Ridge walk and routefinding, 选择路线不合适的话，Scramble的危险程度会加大。

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天气预报：
https://www.mountain-forecast.co ... iott/forecasts/2735

https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/da ... bia/Downton%20Creek
https://spotwx.com/products/grib ... 210%20X:-122.265560

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Ascent Trip Report

From Holly Lake, its an easy but steep walk up to Soprano.

From there, I took the ridge down towards Contralto, until there is a notch, I only dropped down a little bit below then took a nice ramp back up to the ridge, from here was the hardest move of the day maybe Class 4ish to regain the ridge, after that it was quite wide and nice. I took the ridge for a bit then sidehilled over to rejoin at the Contralto-Mezzo col, easy scramble then walk up to Mezzo.

From Mezzo to Contralto is a nice easy walk along the ridge as well.

Going down off Contralto NW towards Schroeder, was "stiff" class 3, instead of taking the ridge straight off I backtracked a little bit and side hugged a gully down slightly then back on the ridge. there was maybe one or two harder scramble moves but nothing crazy. then from the Contralto-Schroeder col, I can't really remember (fog started to roll in) but seemed like an easy scramble up to Schroeder.

Down from Schroeder to Linus was my least favourite part but maybe because it was foggy and I was 'ridged' out, but was trickier navigation behind Linus on and off the ridge with some (upon reflection just) harder scrambling sections and more loose rock. Overall though, the rock was less loose then I expected. As I was getting tired of this I went down off the ridge and sidehilled towards Linus then regained via Steven Song's old track and was an easy walk/scramble from Linus to Statimcets.

For more adventerous parties, instead of sidehilling to Mezzo and sidehilling to Linus I'm sure the ridge would go direct the full way.

https://fatmap.com/routeid/3452277/statimcets-choir-traverse

https://www.strava.com/activities/9785435140

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携带清单：

1. Camping equipments
帐篷；
睡垫；
睡袋；
头灯；
炉子；
燃料；
点火器；
锅碗杯勺筷子；
保温瓶；

2. 个人用品：
衣服帽子手套羊毛袜；
防嗮霜太阳镜；
手机／相机／GPS／手表；
充电宝／充电线；
water bottle;
牙膏牙刷毛巾药;
厕纸；
垃圾袋；
camping chair;

3. 食物 for the trip
早餐＊2；
午餐＊2；
晚餐＊2；
零食；
咖啡／茶
energy bars for extra one day;

4.登山设备
登山包
登山鞋
登山杖，头盔


集体用品：
camping table（Grace+1）;
Tarp（flora）;
first aid(Flora);
Bear Spray(James, Jerry 2熊喷)
葱姜油盐等调料（Flora）
塑料桶(装水)：（Susan）
炉子、气罐、锅

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9月16-17日，Downton Creek 10人2车音乐厅之旅

2020年9月初小归带队2天扫荡该区，湖区照片一亮相，惊艳声不绝，故事也不少。种草，和几位约了21年去，然21年6月FSR封路，22年FSR继续封路。上周突闻FSR可通行，急忙组队前往，唯恐这路又被堵上。

邀请到教授的队伍，再盛邀2位D系队员入伍负责routefinding，10人2车成行。

计划了2天的线路, 1天南线扫Mezzo peak(女中音2555m)-Contralto peak(女低音2493m)-Soprano peak(女高音2390m)，南线抛弃小归的loop线路，该线路bushwacking+爬石头（某🌹声称，爬石头爬到吐），改为往返路线走Trail)。1天北线Statimects Peak(又称8700 Peak 2631m)-Linus Peak(2578m)-Schoeder Peak(2479m), 北线完全照搬小归实际路线。

16日，大晴天，走南线。计划的往返线路被强悍的教授队伍抛弃，走成类似小归的loop 线路。bushwacking出树线，爬了无数的石头翻上Mezzo和Found Peak之间的垭口，沿山脊登顶Mezzo, 继续山脊行走到Contralto，转往Schoeder山脊，爬到垭口沿gully下山，下到草甸一马平川走trail返回停车场。
Loop大概12公里，累计拔高约900米。

17日，阴天大风，走北线。徒步路线上该区域最高点Peak 8700, 沿山脊连爬带走到Linus Peak, 风冷，一路羽绒服着身，弃Schoeder山头，到垭口下撤返回。
Loop12.58公里，累计拔高1000米。

天时地利人和，终算拔了草。多谢Susan和猛男辛苦寻路开道，谢小麦继续二茬罪陪同，谢强悍的团结一致的教授队伍同行。

图一：红线为16日track, 手表漏记了一段山脊行走。黄线为17日完整track。