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The Wedge (1100 m elev. gain)

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Kona on The Wedge – Fisher Peak behind

Kona near the summit of The Wedge at end of June. Fisher Peak (3054 m) with snow behind.

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Kona on The Wedge summit ridge

View back along ridge. Kona skirted under the crux down-climb on easier ground to gain the ridge closer to the summit. Mt. Kidd, Mt. Allan, Mt. Collembola, Nakiska ski resort and Mt. Lorette behind

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Kona descending The Wedge scree slopes

Easier ground from low point of ridge to tree line.

Mt. Kidd scramble route from The Wedge – Mt. Bogart behind centre.

Close-up of scramble route up gully on Mt. Kidd, and Mt. Bogart behind.

Mt. Fisher from The Wedge oil 12×16 KrisT 2005

Artistic impression of Fisher Peak from The Wedge.

The Wedge from Mt. James Walker Sept 1996

View of south side of The Wedge and north end of Opal Ridge from Mt. James Walker Sept 2, 1996.

Rimwall Summit (980 m gain)

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Kona on Rimwall Summit – Lougheed behind

Kona on Rimwall Summit in late June with Collembola, Allan, Lougheed and Sparrowhawk behind. Kona scampered up and down the two minor cliff-bands near the top after a little coaxing.

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Kona on Rimwall Summit rehydrating

Kona keeping hydrated by Knorr chicken broth-flavored water.

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Kona descending Rimwall Summit

Kona starting down from summit, Spray Lake Reservoir below with Mt. Nestor and Old Goat Mountain behind.

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Three Sisters and The Orphan from Rimwall Summit

View to Three Sisters, with ‘The Orphan’, barely discernible in front of Middle Sister.

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Mt. Lougheed from Wind Tower oil 12×16 2005 KrisT

Artistic impression of Lougheed peak 1 from Windtower/ Rimwall direction.

Boundary Peak (880 m gain)

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Buddy with Kirsten and Karin on way up Boundary Peak

Buddy (9 yrs) with ‘sisters’ Kirsten and Karin on way up Boundary Peak, impressive views of Mt. Athabasca with North Face, Silverhorn and standard North Glacier (approach and descent) Routes.

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Buddy on Boundary Peak – Mt. Athabasca behind

Buddy on summit of Boundary Peak, view of the East Ridge of Athabasca, North Face, Silverhorn and Standard ascent / descent route.

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North Face route on Mt. Athabasca Aug 31 1986

View of Silverhorn route (in sun) from North Face route in 1986. Snow Dome (hydrographic, tri-oceanic apex of North America) in background.

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Silverhorn route on Mt. Athabasca July 27 1985

Boundary Peak from Silverhorn route on Mt. Athabasca in 1985.

Read’s Tower (920 m gain)

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Kona on Read’s Tower – Mt. Sparrowhawk slopes behind

Kona on Read’s Tower in mid-June, view towards Sparrowhawk summit in clouds. Visibility and icy conditions turned us back from Sparrowhawk at 70 m below summit (pic below), so this (and the breakfast burrito) is the ‘consolation prize’ for the day’s effort.

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Kona at high point of Mt. Sparrowhawk attempt in mid-June

Too cold, icy and foggy to continue to Sparrowhawk summit.

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Kona on Mt. Sparrowhawk snow slope – Read’s Tower and Spray Lake Reservoir behind

Returning from upper slopes of Mt. Sparrowhawk to below Read’s Tower.

Otto and Fletcher on Read’s Tower

Otto (5 yrs) and Fletcher (3 yrs) on Read’s Tower. Summit of Sparrowhawk in clouds behind.

Mt. Indefatigable (1000 m gain)

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Kona on Mt. Indefatigable South Peak

Kona on Mt. Indefatigable South Peak in mid-June with Mt. Wintour, Gap Mountain, Mt. Elpoca and Tombstone South behind. Above Kona’s ear is Mt. Schlee (‘Grizzly Group’s’ 1st ascent 1976 register on Schlee below).

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Mt. Schlee first ascent record after 21 years

Mt. Schlee 1976 first ascent record – Glen Boles, Mike Simpson, Don Forest, Gordon Scruggs. Kona’s “dad” left it in a new register container in August 1997 as the original plastic water bottle container was shredded.

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Kona on Mt. Indefatigable South Peak – Upper Kananaskis Lake below

View to Upper Kananaskis Lake, Mt. Sarrail to left and Mt. Lyautey to right of Hidden Lake. Mt. Joffre in clouds.

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Kona on Mt. Indefatigable South Peak – Lower Kananaskis Lake below

View to Lower Kananaskis Lake with snowy Mt. Rae behind, centre and Mt. Elpoca at left. Mt. Roberta in front of Mt. Rae, with ridge rising to the right to Mt. Pocaterra and Mt. Tyrwhitt.

View of Mt. Indefatigable from Mt. Sarrail Aug 1996

View of Mt. indefatigable between Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes from Mt. Sarrail Aug 5, 1996.