Mount Rundle (Waskahigan Watchi)
This is the second one of the three monsters promoted as scramble routes by Parks Canada for tourists. The 1st one (the easiest) is Cascade, the most difficult of them is Temple in Lake Louise. As much as we liked Cascade, and I did it twice so far – first with my wife, and then with my son-in-law, this one I would not do again. Fun it is, but long climb with loose rocks, steep, windy, – overall in my opinion way too much effort for a remote view of Lake Minnewanka, Cascade and pretty boring Sulphur Ridge (for which you don’t have to climb all the way to the summit, you see it all the time). It’s nothing to do with “Dragon’s Back” which is advertised everywhere as a very scary section of the trail, – people who hike and scramble a lot would say that there is nothing special about it, – just slabs, sometimes yes, rather steep, but nothing technical or exposed in a dangerous way. Just be extra careful there when descending and watch your step to avoid thin gravel on top of them, it works like ball bearings.
Photos from Mount Rundle hike are here.