I'd charted an ambitious day that included the summits of Harvard, Missouri, and Huron, followed by many miles of trail and even bushwacking, but I had no idea this ordeal of a day was going to last 30 hours. At left is the route I took in February up Columbia. Around the prominent rock to the right, we then ascended the NW ridge looming in the distance. Of course then there was much more snow. I followed the trail up the basin until it disappeared.
Cairns mark the easy way, which is to stay left aiming for saddle.
From the saddle it is a ridge walk until the final summit pyramid which is a bit of a scramble. Sam the Wolfdog made it after attaching the leash and a bit of gentle persuasion. We descended Harvard by dropping into Missouri Basin. The ridge walk was a bit tricky in places, particularly for Sam. Above timberline I normally allow Sam to run free.