Itinerary

Logan is a big, serious mountain with big mountain weather, geography and acclimatization issues. The following itinerary represents a very basic outline of what could happen on a given day during the course of a Logan expedition. Many factors can, and probably will, contribute to cause the following schedule to change. Our guides know the mountain and may elect to stray from this itinerary in order to give you the best possible shot at getting to the summit.

Day 1

Whitehorse, Yukon

The team meeting at 10am in Whitehorse at the Days Inn Hotel (2288 Second Avenue) for a trip briefing. We’ll then have individual gear checks. This allows time to pick up last minute gear and supplies at the Canadian Superstore, Riverside Grocery, and Coastal Mountain Sports (http://www.cmsyukon.ca).

Day 2

Kluane Lake - Basecamp Elevation: 8,860 feet / 2,700 meters

Depart at 7am for Kluane Lake (two hours by shuttle), and then fly to Base Camp. Weather permitting, we’ll fly to base camp on the Quintino Sella Glacier.

Day 3-4

Extra fly in days

Day 5

Camp 1 Elevation: 8,860 feet / 2,700 meters

Single carry to Camp 1. A six-hour, night-schedule haul on lower angle glacier to the entrance of the King Trench.

Day 6

Camp 2 Elevation: 10,800 feet / 3,290 meters

Carry to Camp 2.

Day 7

Camp 2

King Trench Camp Move to Camp 2.

Day 8

Rest Day

Rest at Camp 2.

Day 9

Carry Elevation: 13,400 feet / 4,085 meters

King Col Carry to 12,500 below Camp 3, return to Camp 2.

Day 10

Camp 3 Elevation: 13,400 feet / 4,085 meters

Move to Camp 3 at King Col.

Day 11

Carry Elevation: 13,400 feet / 4,085 meters

Back carry and rest at Camp 3.

Day 12

Carry through MacCarthy Gap Elevation:15,300 feet / 4,663 meters

Carry to 15,300 feet. From King Col we’ll route find up the MacCarthy Gap, a 1,500-foot high slope with angles of up to 45 degrees. This is a crux of the climb, but does not involve technical climbing. Make a cache at around 15,300 feet for Camp 4 and return to King Col.

Day 13

Camp 4 Elevation: 15,300 feet / 4,663 meters

Move to Camp 4.

Day 14

Rest/Acclimatization Day Elevation: 15,300 feet / 4,663 meters

A short day to rest and acclimatize. Possibly move a small load.

Day 15

Carry Elevation: 18,130 feet / 5,525 meters

Carry to Prospector’s Col (Iona Col) at about 18,000 feet and leave a cache. Return to Camp 4. A tough day at altitude.

Day 16

Rest/Acclimatization Day Elevation: 15,300 feet / 4,663 meters

Rest and acclimatize at Camp 4 before the big move to high camp.

Day 17

Camp 5 Elevation: 16,900 feet / 5,150 meters

Move to Camp 5 on the summit plateau. We’ll grab three days of food at Prospector's Col along the way before descending to camp on the great ice plateau.

Day 18-22

Summit Elevation: 19,551 feet / 5,959 meters

Possible summit days. It is a long, high altitude walk of 3 - 4 miles to the summit from high camp. It is not difficult terrain, but a very demanding day of 10-15 hours. Return to camp 5.

Day 23

Camp 4 Elevation: 15,300 feet / 4,663 meters

Climb back over Prospectors Col and descend to Camp 4.

Day 24

Camp 2 Elevation: 10,800 feet / 3,290 meters

Descend to Camp 2 or continue as far as possible. We’ll collect caches along the way. At Camp 2 we’ll switch back to night schedule for the lower-elevation travel to Base Camp.

Day 25

Whitehorse

Descend to Base Camp. Fly to Kluane Lake and transfer to Whitehorse.

Mount Logan

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