Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
Scrambling up the gully in the early morning.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
Ascending the moraine, little Hector in the distance.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
Moving up the moraine toward the glacier.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
Mount Hector in the distance.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
Mount Hector off in the distance. Just reaching the toe of the glacier.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
Bootpacking up the last steeper section. In spring this section is almost always solid, so ski crampons are required. Make sure your whole party has them; otherwise, you'll be bootpacking.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
Final section of the bootpack with Hector Lake and Wapta in the background.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
Climbing up the summit pyramid just above the first step, the crux and hardest section.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
03/07/2018
Good bootpacking to the final scramble.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
The upper step, the second crux of the route. It isn't especially hard scrambling, just a bit awkward and very exposed.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
Open terrain on Mount Hector.
Photo Date: 
04/21/2016
Goofin' on the way down Hector. A great view of the headwall on a clear day.
Tam McTavish
Photo Date: 
03/08/2019
The track and bootpack of Mount Hector.