"After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, which is the most horrible thing in the world."
--Oscar Wilde on Absinthe
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Larry Derksen - Mar 17, 2015 4:03 pm Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006
whympermt.jun24/06scramblin'Joannewent up via south side scramble,accidently signed the vancouver whymper register and deleted it. larry
CdnRockyGal - Jul 5, 2005 4:22 pm
Route Climbed: Southeast Date Climbed: July 1, 2005If you don't have a lot of climbing experience, this one might make you whimper a little bit! Whymper was our (Greg, Bill, Frederic, and me) goal for Canada Day, and although we didn't make it to the summit, it was a beautiful day for scrambling, with breathtaking views of Stanley Glacier, Mount Ball, and Storm Mountain directly across from us. There were still substancial patches of snow that we were able to use as we proceeded up the avalanche gully--otherwise it was pretty slow-going with the big rocks and cliff bands, especially after slogging through remnants of the 2003 fire from the beginning. We decided to turn around about 100m from the top, as there was a lot of snow and we were not properly equiped and still relatively inexperienced! Round trip was approx. 7 hours.
Besides being able to hear the traffic from Hwy 93, it's a solitary hike with absolutely gorgeous views!
Fred Spicker - Jul 11, 2004 5:33 pm
Route Climbed: South Slopes to West Ridge Date Climbed: 27 May 1979Climbed with Moni Spicker.
A cold, blustery, snowy day with about 4 inches of new snow on everything. We made the best of it anyway.