I was doing some helicopter work out of the Northern Rockies Lodge in Muncho Lake this summer, and a pile of strange events led to the placement of this cache. During routine maintenance, it was discovered that our helicopter needed a new part, and being as remote as we were, the helicopter company had to drive one out from Fort St. John, a full day's drive away, meaning that we couldn't fly at all for the full day. Instead of sitting the the hotel all day, our crew decided to try getting into a place with an ARGO that we were not allowed to access from the air, due to a nearby hunting lodge and the current season.
This particular place required crossing the Trout River, which is a rather large, rather swift river. ARGOs can cross rivers, quite easily, as they are a boat with wheels. The issue is usually exiting the river on the far side if the banks are too steep. However, where the Trout flows into the Liard, the banks widen and shallow and it is rather easy, if a bit nerve-wracking, to cross the river. Except when the track comes off one set of wheels halfway across. We were lucky, the track got stuck on a small gravel bar before going into the Liard - but now we had to retrieve it.
After about an hour of struggling in the knee deep icy water, we had the track back on the shore. But the terrain was not conducive to us being able to put the track back on in the field - we needed to get it back to the road to fix it. Another 2 hours later and we, along with the track, were back on the right side of the river. I left the rest of the crew on the beach, while I drove the track back up to the truck, then returned to come get them. Driving over the rocks on my return trip, I bounced over one and heard a loud snap. A broken axle.
We limped the ARGO back out to the truck and called it a day. At this point, I was very frustrated, and needed to go for a walk. Looking out from my hotel room, I saw this short peak and figured climbing it would be a good way to blow off some steam. I quickly assembled this cache and set off.
It is a relatively short hike. About 3km round trip for me, horizontally, with about 800m elevation difference from the top of the peak to the hotel. It took me 1:45 to climb, and 35 minutes back down, as there is a massive scree slope down the front edge to expedite descent. As far as I can tell, there is no formal route (I mostly followed the ridge and goat paths), and I cannot find the name of this peak in any online sources. The views from the top are magnificent.
The cache is a small tupperware container, containing only a pen, pencil, and lousy hotel pad as a logbook. It was all I had on hand at the time, and next time I'm up here I will upgrade it. It should be easy to find, but since I personally hate climbing a mountain and not finding the cache, I'll add a hint. Happy hiking.