page_title: Gemse Peak
section_title: Climbing Routes
hierarchical_section_title: Gemse Peak / Climbing Routes
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking west at Steinbok Peak, Ibex peak, Gemse Peak, and Anderson River Mountain. Canadian Cascades
context_page_description: Gemse Peak, is a 1,890-metre granitic horn located in the North Cascades of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 12 km west-northwest of Coquihalla Summit, 3.5 km west of Alpaca Peak, and 2.5 km northeast of Steinbok Peak. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Anderson River. The mountain was named for the gemse, the chamois of Germany, as part of the ungulate names theme for several other nearby peaks that were submitted by Philip Kubik of the 1974 first ascent party. The mountain's name was officially adopted on February 5, 1976, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
context_section_description: Established climbing routes on Gemse Peak:
  South Ridge - class 4
  East Ridge - class 5.5 First ascent 1974
  Northwest Buttress - class 5.8  FA 1975
  Southwest Face - class 5.7  FA 1986
caption: Gemse Peak with Steinbok and Ibex to left
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