“Labour day Horn” and “Station D Peak”

September 20, 2026

2126m

Chilliwack, BC

These are the easternmost of the “southeast peaks” of Slesse Mountain that are probably far enough from the main peak to earn their own names. The unofficial names were obtained from the surveyor’s notes and mentioned in the Beckey’s guidebook. “Station D Peak” is the taller of the two and likely boasts over 100 m prominence but until the LiDAR coverage comes to B.C. we won’t know for sure. These two peaks are also quite iconic viewing from Slesse Memorial Trail and the NE (Labour Day) Buttress on “Labour Day Horn” is a multipitch climb that had gained some popularity over the years. However, the proximity to the NE Buttress of Slesse Mountain, one of the 50 “Classic Climbs” means these sub-peaks will never gain that much attention no matter what, which is fortunate or unfortunate depends on who you are.

I definitely wanted to climb these peaks but I wasn’t keen on unnecessary difficulties added to the Labour Day Buttress since my sole interest is peakbagging. My plan was to ascend the descent route documented in both the Alpine Select and Francis’ trip report to the “backside” of these peaks and attack each of them via their respective easiest routes. The term “easy” is completely relative as these peaks require some climbing no matter what. “Labour Day Horn” would be 4th class but the beta for “Station D Peak” is very much non-existing on the internet except for from a few elite alpinists making some grander traverses across the range. Wayne Wallace gives the E. Ridge of “Station D Peak” a rating of 5.7 so I took that for granted. It’s very possible that there might exist an easier route on the SW side but without actually going there, seeing the objective and possibly even trying the lines I wouldn’t be able to know. I also didn’t mind the direct 5.7 traverse since logistically it would make the most sense and 5.7 is also within my reach.

Originally I was planning on something completely non-technical but Erica and Tyler convinced me to push a bit harder this weekend. This could very much be the end of the summer alpine season and I did have the entire day available on Sunday.