Mount Stimson, Southwest Face

Mount Stimson is a challenging ski line to begin with, but guarding the mountain is a nine mile approach filled with thousands of deadfall trees, thick forests and nearly impenetrable willows. // [o] @bjarnesalen

Mount Stimson is a challenging ski line to begin with, but guarding the mountain is a nine mile approach filled with thousands of deadfall trees, thick forests and nearly impenetrable willows. // [o] @bjarnesalen

 

Elevation: 10142’ 3190m

Aspect: Southwest

Vertical: 4000’

Coordinates: 48°38’52”N 113°36’37”W

First descent: Zimet, Costain

“Mount Stimson, AKA Glacier Peak, is a true monarch in Glacier National Park. Offering massive vertical relief, this remote peak might be challenging to get to, but the payoffs are well worth it.” (FCSDofNA)

“In the mountains there are only two grades: You can either do it, or you can’t.”
— Rusty Baille