Slodal via NW ridge
Instead of walking the road between Merry Brook and Bedal Creek, we
parked on the Mountain Loop Highway next to Bedal Creek and ascended
the ridge between Bedal Creek and Chocwich Creek.
Elevation gain:
4,340 feet
Car-to-car:
8 hours
-
4 hours 43 minutes
ascending
from
Mountain Loop at Bedal Creek bridge
to
Summit of Slodal
-
2 hours 37 minutes
descending
from
Summit of Slodal
to
Mountain Loop at Bedal Creek bridge
Not a brush-free route
A steep spot we were too lazy to avoid
Our first view of Sloan Peak
Sloan and the NW ridge of Slodal
The true summit of Slodal was forested
Hot cocoa on a sub-summit of Slodal
Sloan Peak from Slodal
Matt on one of Slodal's false summits, Baker to the right
Matt on one of Slodal's false summits, Sloan to the left
Going up on our way down, Forgotten to the right
Baker, White Chuck, and Pugh
