A challenging route up Glacier's Mount Saint Nicholas

Sheer, foreboding, and guarded by an uncompromising bushwhack, Mount Saint Nicholas is the epitome of Glacier Park alpinism. Driving east along Highway 2, Mount Saint Nicholas beckons from the isolated southern end of Glacier as a solitary citadel of stone, jutting ever skyward. Nick is one of a handful of Glacier Peaks with no easy way to its summit. Technical skills, bullheaded persistence, and a bit of luck are required to stand atop its 9,376 foot summit. Since its first known ascent in 1933, St. Nicholas, with its countless spine-chilling faces, has remained a beacon of alpine climbing in Glacier Park. Its most infamous aspect being the southwest face, visible from Highway 2.