Slow Traversing / Route Detail
The traverse, section by section.
Three range traverses, four world-class basecamps; countless descents.
Route chapters
Three traverses. Four basecamps.
Open a chapter to see the plan up close. Black routes are ski traverses, red lines are ski descents.
Traverse 01Whitemantle
Deep valleys cut through narrow glaciated peaks in the Whitemantle range, where you go from coastal rainforest to the beginning of the icefields.
Traverse 01
Whitemantle
Deep valleys cut through narrow glaciated peaks in the Whitemantle range, where you go from coastal rainforest to the beginning of the icefields.
Traverse overview
Distance and vertical does not include optional descents.
Highlights
- Van der Est Ski East Face
- Moh Peak Northwest Face
- Stanton Peak Basecamp
- Sea to Summit Journey
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Traverse 02Waddington
The rugged core of the Waddington range consists of some of the finest ski mountaineering and alpine climbing on the planet.
Traverse 02
Waddington
The rugged core of the Waddington range consists of some of the finest ski mountaineering and alpine climbing on the planet.
Traverse overview
Distance and vertical does not include optional descents.
Highlights
- South Face of Mount Waddington & Combatant Couloir (50 Classics)
- Mount Munday Step
- Rainy Knob / Combatant Col Basecamps
- Couloir Heaven
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Traverse 03Pantheon
Large icefields give way to steep, dry peaks through gentle valleys. Cold north faces will harbor powder long after it falls in these areas.
Traverse 03
Pantheon
Large icefields give way to steep, dry peaks through gentle valleys. Cold north faces will harbor powder long after it falls in these areas.
Traverse overview
Distance and vertical does not include optional descents.
Highlights
- Leda Peak
- Vishnu / Byamee
- Astarte
- Thoth Peak
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Basecamp 01Stanton Peak
The Stanton Peak basin includes several 2000+ meter lines ranging from large alpine faces to narrow splitter couloirs.
Basecamp 01
Stanton Peak
The Stanton Peak basin includes several 2000+ meter lines ranging from large alpine faces to narrow splitter couloirs.
Basecamp overview
Stanton Peak description
Key Lines
- Stanton Peak North Couloir
- Stanton E3 Northwest Face
- Aurora South Freeride Face
- Brew-Stanton Couloir
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Basecamp 02Rainy Knob
The star of Rainy Knob is the broad south face of Mount Tiedmann, where massive 2500 meter couloirs rise above the glacier reminiscent of Chamonix.
Basecamp 02
Rainy Knob
The star of Rainy Knob is the broad south face of Mount Tiedmann, where massive 2500 meter couloirs rise above the glacier reminiscent of Chamonix.
Basecamp overview
Rainy Knob description
Key Lines
- Bravo Glacier (Summit Route)
- Tiedmann Couloir
- Asperity Couloir
- Serra Couloir
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Basecamp 03Combatant Col
Combatant Col is the traditional basecamp for skiing in Waddington, with the renowned Combatant Couloir rising straight out of the col..
Basecamp 03
Combatant Col
Combatant Col is the traditional basecamp for skiing in Waddington, with the renowned Combatant Couloir rising straight out of the col..
Basecamp overview
Combatant Col description
Key Lines
- Combatant Couloir
- Waddington Northwest
- Waddington Northeast
- Little Combatant Couloir
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Basecamp 04Couloir Heaven
Couloir Heaven is set in the valley of the scimitar glacier, complex lines rise up to 3000 meters above the valley in couloirs and faces with unbeatable fall-line.
Basecamp 04
Couloir Heaven
Couloir Heaven is set in the valley of the scimitar glacier, complex lines rise up to 3000 meters above the valley in couloirs and faces with unbeatable fall-line.
Basecamp overview
Couloir Heaven description.
Key lines
- Mount Hickson North Face
- Umbra Ridge Couloirs
- Chris Spencer Northeast Face
- Threshold Couloirs
3D satellite / ski lines
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