Mount Fairview (1000 m elevation gain)

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Kona (1-1/2 yr) and “sister” Karin on Mount Fairview. Mts. Haddo Peak, Mount Aberdeen, Mount Lefroy, Mount Victoria (Lake Louise peaks) in background.

Buddy on Mount Fairview
Buddy on Mount Fairview

Buddy (9 years) on Mount Fairview. Mount Victoria, Mount Collier, Unnamed, Popes Peaks, and Mount Whyte behind.

Wasootch Peak (900 m elev. gain)

Kona on Wasootch Peak
Kona on Wasootch Peak

Kona (1-1/2 years) keeping her eye on the cheeseburger on Wasootch summit. Mount Bogart, Mount Sparrowhawk, Mount Lougheed 1 to 4 (Wind Mountain), Mount Allan, Mount Collembola and Nakiska ski area behind.

Mount Lorette view to Wasootch Ridge, Creek, Tower and Peak 1985

Kona’s “dad” with view of Wasootch Peak with Wasootch Ridge, Wasootch Creek and Wasootch Tower at left from Mount Lorette south ridge climb April 1985.

Yamnuska (Mount John Laurie) (900 m elevation gain)

Kona on Yamnuska
Kona on Yamnuska July 18, 2015

Kona (1-1/2 yrs) on Yamnuska, ascending and descending via the left / west ridge which is the normal descent route for the scramble traverse. The east end approach has a difficult chains / chimney crux section that isn’t safe for dogs.

Yamnuska from Goat
Mt. Yamnuska from Goat Mountain

View from Goat Mountain of the “dog route” up and down the west end of Mount Yamnuska.

A. Derbyshire nearing top of Grillmair’s Chimney on Yamnuska Aug 10, 1982

View up Grillmair’s Chimney, a classic rock climb on the front face of Mount Yamnuska Aug 10, 1982.

Buddy in shortcut gully at west end of Mount Yamnuska Nov 2010

Taking a steepish shortcut around the west end with Buddy in November 2010.

Climber’s at the crux chains section on the the East-West traverse of Mount Yamnuska

The chains traverse section on the east ridge ascent route is difficult even without a dog, and risky with a dog. We go up and down the west ridge route instead for less drama.