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2023-08-11

Fisera Ridge (Collembola 2nd solo attempt)

The original idea of this hike was to summit Mount Collembola using South-West approach which connects Allan and Collembola via Fisera Ridge. My previous attempt to summit Collembola via North Route was unsuccessful – I turned around at the base of summit block because I could not figure out a way to avoid exposure on this last scrambling push. Unfortunately my second solo attempt was also a miserable failure, but the reason was exactly the opposite: when I reached the […]

2023-08-05

Mount Collembola (solo attempt)

Because of BC wildfires smoke here and there I was not sure about a hike this weekend till the very last moment, and only when saw that Three Sisters are more or less visible from Bear & Bison Inn life cam, decided not to drive far but finally to try North Mount Collembola Route from Dead Man’s Flats. The original intention was to do the Collembola – Allan loop to avoid bushwhacking on the way back, but everything above 3000m […]

2023-08-04

Wind Ridge (angles)

There is a well maintained 12.7-km out-and-back trail to Wind Ridge near Dead Man’s Flats. Parts of Wind Ridge hike are closed from December 1 to June 15 each year for elk and bighorn sheep sustainability. Here are photos of Wind Ridge from different perspectives taken during our hikes. From Wind Ridge Trail From West Wind Pass From Windtower From Centennial Ridge trail at Dead Man’s Flats side From Mount Collembola North Route

2023-08-04

Little Lougheed (angles)

Little Lougheed is an outlier of Mount Lougheed. I tried to summit it two times, successfully second time. Here are the photos of Little Lougheed taken from different perspectives at different times during our hikes. From Windtower From Sparrowhawk

2023-08-02

Wind Ridge

Wind Ridge Trail in Exshaw surprised us pretty much with everything: well maintained, not too long, challenging enough, with a little bit of scrambling fun, shady forest, almost no people, and most importantly, incredible views of our favorite Kananaskis peaks from totally unexpected angle, impressive and intimidating. We started early (we always do) and air was more or less clear in the morning, but then wind from the West started to bring lots of smoke from BC fires, and unfortunately […]

2023-08-01

Memorial Lakes (angles)

Three Memorial Lakes are located around Bogart Tower, below Mount Bogart in Kananaskis Country. The name commemorates 13 passengers of three different air crafts that crashed in the area in 1986. The first was a passenger plane, and the second two were search and rescue aircraft. Here are the photos of Memorial Lakes taken from different perspectives during our hikes. From Mount Allan From Mount Sparrowhawk More info in blog: Cassidy Vanderhoek

2023-08-01

Lake Helen (angles)

Cirque Peak is a 2,993-metre (9,820-foot) peak located directly west of Dolomite Pass in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The scrambling route (rated easy) begins just beyond Helen Lake which can be reached by following the Helen Lake/Dolomite Pass trail 6 km from the trail head beside the Icefields Parkway. From the lake, follow the trail into Dolomite Pass and then choose a line up the peak (Wikipedia). Here are […]

2023-08-01

Lake Louise

Lake Louise is a glacial lake within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Situated 11 km (6.8 mi) east of the border with British Columbia, Lake Louise is located 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the hamlet of Lake Louise and the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1). Lake Louise is named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848–1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and the wife of the Marquess of Lorne, who was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 […]

2023-07-29

Mount Sparrowhawk

Mount Sparrowhawk is a 3,121-metre (10,240 ft) mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Sparrowhawk’s nearest higher peak is Mount Bogart, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the southeast. Mount Sparrowhawk was named in 1917 for HMS Sparrowhawk, a British destroyer that sank during the Battle of Jutland in World War I. This mountain’s name was officially adopted in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. The first ascent of the peak was […]

2023-07-28

Mount Temple

Mount Temple is a mountain in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Bow River Valley between Paradise Creek and Moraine Creek and is the highest peak in the Lake Louise area. The peak dominates the western landscape along the Trans-Canada Highway from Castle Junction to Lake Louise. The mountain was named by George Mercer Dawson in 1884 after Sir Richard Temple who visited the Canadian Rockies that same year. Mt. Temple […]

Fisera Ridge (Collembola 2nd solo attempt)

Mount Collembola (solo attempt)

Wind Ridge (angles)

Little Lougheed (angles)

Wind Ridge

Memorial Lakes (angles)

Lake Helen (angles)

Lake Louise

Mount Sparrowhawk

Mount Temple

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