The Windlip and the Road to Vertebrae Glacier

After crossing between Megahooped and Jo-Pal, the road to Vertebrae glacier passes onto the Windlip, which lies just north of Jo-Pal. Near the top of the Windlip, the road passes a large rock tower at the base of which forms a huge blowhole. Hence, the name, Windlip.

Just below the blowhole, the road forks, and a north branch passes left through a narrow opening called the Keyhole and climbs a short rise onto the Plateau that forms the top of Vertebrae glacier. The road continues north a short distance to a high spot which affords views back onto the Windlip, Megahooped, the Golf Course and Lodge Ridge.

From the blowhole, the east branch of the road continues to climb to the top of the Windlip, which it traverses to the southern side of the hill, where there is an opening that passes through the rocky ridge onto upper Jo-Pal