David Jones guide book describes several approaches to Mount McGill. None are particularly appealing. We chose to hike straight to Bostock Pass and then bushwhack east along the ridge crest towards McGill Pass.
Yeah it kinda sucked. After a few hours we had a first look at a still very distant Mount McGill.
We realized that our hearts weren't really into climbing some obscure peak today so instead we had a nap high up on the ridge in the warm afternoon sun. The Western Anemone were in full bloom.
The nap was a good choice because the next part of the day sorely tried our patience. First we continued on to McGill Pass.
Next, since one of the possible approaches to Mount McGill is to head straight up directly from the hiking trail, we decided to do this in reverse and drop straight back down to the trail. Then we would know if it was worth coming this way next time. What a mistake. We thrashed for ages through some of the nastiest thickest alder and devil's club you can possibly imagine. When we rejoined the hiking trail some time later we were hot, sweaty, scratched, and generally in a bad mood.
Live and learn but as always it was just nice to be outside.
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