Kona on “The Orphan” with Middle Sister upper scramble slopes and Little Sister (not a scramble) behind, in late July with some fresh snow on higher peaks.
Views to Mts. Nestor and Old Goat Mtn. across Spray Reservoir.
Rimwall Summit from Boulder Pass.
View of “The Orphan” above scree slopes just left of centre from Middle Sister Jun 12, 2017. A common approach route to Middle Sister nowadays is via The Orphan from the Spray Lake side instead of up the boulder-filled creek on the Canmore side.
Kona on Opal South in early July. Mt. Lawson scramble slopes behind and connecting ridge to Mt. Inflexible to right.
View across Kananaskis valley to Mt. James Walker, Mt. Chester, The Fortress and Gusty Peak.
Bear diggings in the meadows.
View of ascent ridge from summit with Mt. Kidd, Opal Ridge and The Wedge behind.
View to Opal South (just left of highway) from Mt. Kidd June 6, 2017.
Kona on summit ridge at end of June. Canmore and Bow valley below. Helipad on ridge just above Kona’s head, one of three high points required the for the “Triple Crown of Canmore“, in addition to HaLing Peak and East End of Rundle.
Kona waiting patiently for “Dad’s” return from summit, Grotto Mtn. immediately behind. Mt. Collembola, Mt. Allan, Wind Ridge and Lougheed peaks at right across Bow Valley.
View of Mt. Lady Macdonald with ascent ridge at right from Ha Ling Peak on completion of the Triple Crown of Canmore (including to Lady Mac summit) in one day June 27, 2015
Kona on Grotto summit on a cloudy mid-June day after ascending by the Bataan climbing wall trail. Summit cairn behind Kona has fallen or been taken apart so we rebuilt it – see below.
Quickly rebuilt summit cairn on Grotto Mtn. Canmore and Bow Valley behind with Mt. Lady Macdonald at distant right.
Nice view of Three Sisters on way up Grotto Mtn. – left to right – Little Sister (Charity), Middle Sister (Hope), Big Sister (Faith).
View of Grotto Mtn. from Middle Sister across the Bow Valley June 12, 2017. Our ascent route is just right of the high point in the middle of the summit ridge.
Kona on Wind Tower on a hot mid-June day. Lougheed (Peak 1) and Sparrowhawk behind. Part of Lougheed Peak 2 is jutting out behind Peak 1.
View of Spray Lakes and Mt. Nestor on way up.
View toward Rimwall showing upper part of scramble route, Big Sister and Middle Sister behind.
View of Wind Tower (centre peak) from Wind Ridge July 2020. Mt. Lougheed peaks at left.
DOGS ON PEAKS 