Walked the entire way today. Quite a few people enjoying it. Bit of snow. Able to get around it easily. Make sure to turn right at the fork when driving in. There is a sign that points to Fisher Peak being to the right. We turned left as we were following the Directions button from Alltrails. It took us to the hard side of the mountain where there is no path.
The road was also very brutal. Lots of huge rocks. We ended up at a gold mine and were informed by a miner camping in the mountains that we took the wrong road. When we got to Fisher Peak after that, it took us a total of 8 hrs to complete. We are experienced hikers. I thought to mention this as it seemed confusing when reading reviews before the hike on how long this one actually is.
I would say this is up there with the toughest hikes we have done yet. You must be in good shape to make it to the top. Be prepared for climbing boulders at the peak. It was about 2 hrs of boulder climbing. At the very top, there is a hook to grap onto as you pull yourself up the rock face. Tough and sketch, but well worth it if you feel confident to give it a try.
Use Navigator in the AllTrails app and join the other outdoor explorers who have completed this trail. Fisher Peak hard Length Access to the hiking trailhead is a rugged dirt road. Off-road tires, and moderately high clearance would be recommended particularly for the last km of the road. Reviews Sort by:. Colby Good. October 9, Hiking Icy Snow. Brenna Yawney. September 30, Janyce Bampton. September 17, Hiking Great! Tyler Blaz. September 12, Great, challenging hike. No view at the top since it was cloudy.
Crystal Goosney. August 26, Hiking Rocky Scramble. Jessica Lyn. July 9, Hiking Bugs Great! Rocky Scramble. Tom Keehn. July 3, Kaitlyn Ann. June 24, Hiking Scramble.
Mike Gibson. December 12, Pretty easy going. Maybe not if you have a problem with heights. Neil Farynowski.
October 14, Pearce B. October 4, Matt Holmes. October 3, September 20, Jodie Fedkiw. September 6, Good Vibes In Van. September 5, Hiking No shade Off trail Rocky Scramble. Brandy LeDuc. September 4, Lisa Vincent.
September 3, Kara Lightburn. September 2, Abigail Bowie. August 30, Le Crash. August 28, Lindsay Ries. Camping Great! Megan Adelle. August 23, Stephanie Marvel. August 8, Manon Plante.
August 2, Craig Toews. July 27, Daniel Denegri. July 18, Muddy Scramble. July 17, But for us this was the fun part. The top of Fisher is as tiny as it appears from our balcony 30 kilometers away: a small platform with room for just a handful of climbers.
Like the playthings of a giant. The view from the top is remarkable. To the north and east an endless ocean of mountain peaks. To the south the blue meandering waters of the Kootenay River and Koocanusa Lake disappearing into the United States a hazy hundred kilometers away.
In the west, directly below us, lay the verdant green fields of the Trench. Further distant the bare ski runs of Northstar Mountain stood out clear as day. I could almost see my deck over there in Kimberley. The difficulty with scrambling up to a steep, precarious perch is… what goes up must come down. On the ascent we had concentrated on grabbing, reaching and looking upward. To get down we had to look down. It was disconcerting hanging over a cliff ledge, slipping toward an invisible foothold below.
But we slid safely through the slabs, retrieved our poles at the saddle and surfed down through the scree. Soon we were back at the lovely tarn. We stopped briefly to look back up at the now distant peak. Picas gallivanted about, squeaking cutely, gathering nesting grasses, oblivious to the great feat we had just accomplished.
Surprisingly, the last downward section can be the hardest, an unrelenting ninety minutes of joint-jarring, toe-busting, knee-knocking descent. Alpine wildflowers in radiant bloom helped ease the pain. We were back in Kimberley in time to enjoy barbequed steak. The next blue moon is January 31, What to do for an encore? CM in the last 24 hours.
Notification Alert. From trailhead to summit the elevation gain is meters. We were halfway to the summit. Comments comments.
For more stories, photographs and video see gnfeehan. Janice Strong, the author of Mountain Footsteps — Hikes in the East Kootenay of Southeastern British Columbia , describes Mount Fisher as being ready when a single streak of snow remains unmelted in the upper cirque as seen from the highway.
There are many options for places to stay in the area of Mount Fisher. The closest is Fort Steele, where you can camp or rent a cabin. Nearby towns include Cranbrook, Kimberley, and Marysville. All have several options for accomodations. Be prepared for weather conditions which can change quickly in the mountains.
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