This scenic hiking and scrambling route follows a long ridge line including two peaks... with a couple of "spicy" exposed 4th Class crux sections.  I expect very little snow on the route by the time we go.  

Goal

The goal of this trip is to build confidence on scrambling class 4 terrain. We will have a rope available to use in the steepest sections for rappeling.

Timeline

Meeting... 7am at East Guildford Park and Ride. The recommended carpooling fee is $30 and $15 for gas and electric cars respectively.
Driving... about 2 hrs from the meeting place to the parking spot.
Hiking... estimations indicate we'll need about 7 hrs car-to-car. 

Route

We'll ascend to Markhor Peak, then traverse over to Needle Peak, and then descend via the regular Needle peak trail.  Please note, there will be some exposure along the ridge traverse between the peaks, but we will have a rope available for rappeling in the steepest sections.

Optionally, we can include Flatiron Peak too depending on time.

Gear

1. 10 essentials.
2. Helmet.
3. Harness and rappelling device (optional, only if you'd like to rappel down in the steepest sections).