DOGS ON PEAKS

Tower of Babel (450m elev. gain)

Kona Moraine Lake Wenkchemna Pass Valley of the Ten Peaks Tower of Babel — Kona on Tower of Babel, Moraine Lake, Wenkchemna Peaks and Pass behind.

Kona glad to be out of the loose ascent gully by 9am in late July – Moraine Lake below, Peaks Six thru Ten behind with Wenkchemna Pass right of centre and Eiffel Peak on far right.

Kona Tower of Babel Consolation Valley Bident Mtn. Mt. Quadra Mt. Bell Panorama Ridge — Kona on Tower of Babel, view up Consolation Valley

The rock sofa pose with Bident Mtn. and one of the four Mt. Quadra peaks and glacier above Consolation Lakes. Panorama Ridge at left and Mt. Bell in centre distance.

plein air painting Tower of Babel Moraine Lake Consolation Lakes — Kona critiquing the plein air painting on Tower of Babel

Mount Babel looming over the Tower of Babel. Bident Mtn. and part of Mt. Quadra at left. Mt. Bowlen at extreme right. Photo by Bernice.

Eiffel Peak Moraine Lake Tower of Babel Mt. Babel Mt. Fay Glacier Mt. Little Mt. Bowlen — Descending Eiffel Peak with Moraine Lake and Tower of Babel below left.

Kona on descent of Eiffel Peak – view l. to r. – Panorama Ridge, Tower of Babel, Moraine Lake, Mt. Babel, Mt. Fay and Fay Glacier, Mt. Little, Mt. Bowlen, Mt. Perren.

Moraine Lake from Tower of Babel oil painting

Studio-finished oil of view to Moraine Lake from Tower of Babel.

Paget Peak (983m elev. gain)

Kona Paget Peak Mt. Niles Mt. Daly — Kona on Paget Peak with Mt. Niles and Mt. Daly behind

Kona on main summit of Paget Peak in mid-July with Mt. Niles and Mt. Daly behind to the NNW.

Kona Paget Peak Cathedral Mtn. Crags Mt. Stephen Vanguard Peak — Kona on Paget Peak, Vanguard Peak, Cathedral Mtn. and Crags and Mt. Stephen behind.

Lunch break out of the wind – Cathedral Mtn., Vanguard Peak, Cathedral Crags and Mt. Stephen behind to the south.

Kona Paget Peak Narao Peak Lake O'Hara Yoho National Park — Kona on Paget Peak with long ridge of Narao Peak to the SW.

Divide Peak, Mt. Niblock, Mt. Whyte, Popes Peak, Narao Peak, Mt. Collier, Mt. Victoria North glacier from summit ridge of Paget Peak. Cataract Brook valley access to Lake O’Hara at right.

Kona Paget Peak Lookout — Kona relaxing above Paget Lookout

plein air painting Paget Peak Mt. Victoria — Plein air sketching Victoria North Glacier from Paget Peak

A shaded nook with dish of snow while “Dad” sketches.

Mt. Victoria North Glacier Paget Peak Sherbrooke Lake — View of Paget Peak from Mt. Victoria North Glacier August 1986

View to Paget Peak at centre, right of Sherbrooke Lake from Mt. Victoria North glacier Aug 20, 1986. Viewing l. to r. – Daly Glacier, Mt. Niles, Niles Glacier, Mt. Daly, Bath Glacier.

Fairview Mtn. & Saddle Mtn. (1100m combined elev. gain)

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Kona and friends on Fairview Mtn. in mid-July, Mt. Hector in distance.

Kona Saddle Mtn. Paradise Valley Lake Annette Mt. Temple Pinnacle Mtn. Eiffel Peak Wastach Peak Neptuak Mtn. Sheol Mtn. — Kona on Saddle Mtn., view of Mt. Temple, Lake Annette and Paradise Valley

On Saddle Mtn. with view up Paradise Valley – Mt. Temple, Lake Annette, Pinnacle Mtn., Eiffel Peak, Neptuak Mtn., Wastach Peak. “The Dolphin” climbing route visible directly below the summit of Temple, right of the North Ridge route.

plein air painting Saddle Mtn. Sheol Mtn. Haddow Peak Lake Louise — Sketching on Saddle Mtn.

Trying to plein air sketch under brisk conditions. Sheol Mtn. and Haddow Peak behind. Photo by Pam.

Little Temple Peak Fairview Mtn. Saddle Mtn. Mt. Whyte Mt. Niblock Sheol Mtn. Haddo Peak — Fairview Mtn. and Saddle Mtn. from Little Temple Peak

View across Paradise Valley from Little Temple Peak in 2011 of scree-sloped Fairview Mtn. and cliffs of Saddle Mtn. below and to the right. Sheol Mtn. and Haddow Peak at left. Mt. Whyte and Mt. Niblock at centre skyline.

Memorial plaque on Mt. Victoria Aug 1983

View of Fairview Mtn. right of Lake Louise from Mt. Victoria summit Aug 1983. The plaque memorializes four Mexican mountaineers who lost their lives descending Mt. Victoria in July 1954.

Mount Temple and Lake Annette from Saddle Peak oil painting — Mt. Temple from Saddle Peak oil painting

Studio-finished oil sketch of Mount Temple and Lake Annette from Saddle Mountain.

Wenkchemna Pass (730 m elev. gain)

Kona Wenkchemna Pass Eiffel Peak Wastach Peak Mt. Temple Eiffel Lake Valley of The Ten Peaks — Kona at Wenkchemna Pass with Eiffel Peak behind

Kona at Wenkchemna Pass after a morning drizzle with Wastach and Eiffel Peaks at left and Mt. Temple behind. Eiffel Lake partly visible below.

Kona Red Snow Algae — Kona on snow-patch with red algae near Wenkchemna Pass

Red algae on one of the numerous snow patches en-route to the pass.

plein air painting Eiffel Lake Moraine Lake Valley of the Ten Peaks — Plein air sketching of Deltaform North Glacier and “Super Couloir” climbing routes on snow patch above Eiffel Lake

Time out to sketch “Super Couloir” climbing route on Mt. Deltaform above Eiffel Lake at a snow patch for Kona to keep cool.

Wenkchemna Pass Moraine Lake Ski Trip — Lake O’Hara road – Opabin – Wenkchemna – Moraine Lake road ski traverse March 1 1998

Winter view from Wenkchemna Pass during a Lake O’Hara parking lot to Opabin Pass to Wenkchemna Pass to Moraine Lake Road long day back-country ski traverse in 1991.

“Studio-finished” oil painting of Eiffel Lake and Mount Deltaform.

Mount St. Piran (900 m elev gain)

Kona Mt. St. Piran Lake Agnes Devils Thumb Mt. Whyte — Kona on Mt. St. Piran view towards Mts. Aberdeen and Lefroy.

Kona on Mount St. Piran in early July with Devil’s Thumb and ridge of Mt. Whyte in middle distance and (l. to r. on skyline) Mt. Temple, Sheol Mtn., Haddo Peak, Mt. Aberdeen, The Mitre (Neptuak Mtn., Wenkchemna Peak, Mt. Hungabee in far distance), Mt. Lefroy.

Kona Plain of the Six Glaciers Abbott Pass Mt. Lefroy The Death Trap — Kona at Plain of The Six Glaciers viewpoint – Abbott Pass

A side trip on return to Plain of Six Glaciers viewpoint, Abbott Pass and hut between Lefroy and Victoria, and “The Death Trap” route up the glacier.

Lake Agnes Mt. St. Piran Lake Louise — Lake Agnes from Mt. St. Piran / Mt. Niblock col trail

Lake Agnes after following the St. Piran / Niblock col descent route from St. Piran.

plein air painting Lake Agnes Mt. Aberdeen — Plein air sketching below Lake Agnes

Sketching at a rubble pile below Lake Agnes.

Mt. St. Piran Fairview Mtn. — Mt. St. Piran from Fairview Mtn. August 8, 2019

View of Mt. St. Piran and Devil’s Thumb below Mt. Niblock from Fairview Mtn. to the SE. Mt. Daly and Bath Glacier in distance.