DOGS ON PEAKS

The Fortress (1050 m elev. gain)

Kona Fortress Mtn. — Kona on The Fortress in Late July – Mt. Chester and Chester lake behind

Kona on The Fortress in late July. Chester Lake below with Mt. Chester at left. Some old snow in spots below provided welcome cooling off.

Kona The Fortress — Kona in approach valley to The Fortress above Chester Lake

View of The Fortress from valley above Chester Lake

Upper slopes of The Fortress with summit block above.

Kona The Fortress Mt Chester — Kona on Mt. Chester with The Fortress behind

View of The Fortress from Mt. Chester July 2, 2017

The Orphan (870 m elev. gain)

Kona The orphan — Kona on The Orphan – Middle Sister and Little Sister behind

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.

Kona The Orphan Kananaskis — Kona on The Orphan – Mt. Nestor and Old Goat Mtn. (Unnamed 3150m) behind

Views to Mts. Nestor and Old Goat Mtn. across Spray Reservoir.

Kona The Orphan Rimwall Summit — Kona on The Orphan – Mt. Lougheed and Mt. Sparrowhawk behind Rimwall Summit

Rimwall Summit from Boulder Pass.

Kona Middle Sister The Orphan — Kona and friend descending Middle Sister June 12 2017 with The Orphan alternate approach above the scree slope behind.

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.

Opal South (1,000 m elevation gain)

Kona Opal South — Kona on Opal South – Mt. Lawson and Mt. Inflexible behind

Kona on Opal South in early July. Mt. Lawson scramble slopes behind and connecting ridge to Mt. Inflexible to right.

Opal South The Fortress — View from Opal South to The Fortress

View across Kananaskis valley to Mt. James Walker, Mt. Chester, The Fortress and Gusty Peak.

Bear Diggings Opal South July 2019 — Bear Diggings on Opal South July 2019

Bear diggings in the meadows.

Opal South Mt. Kidd — View north along Opal Ridge from Opal South – Mt. Kidd to left and The Wedge just right of centre

View of ascent ridge from summit with Mt. Kidd, Opal Ridge and The Wedge behind.

Kona Mt. Kidd — Kona on Mt. Kidd – The Wedge, Opal Ridge, Mt. Lawson, Mt. Inflexible, Mt. James Walker behind

View to Opal South (just left of highway) from Mt. Kidd June 6, 2017.

Mt. Lady Macdonald (1300 m elevation gain)

Kona on Lady Macdonald June 2019 Canmore — Kona on Mt. Lady Macdonald ridge in late June – Canmore below

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 Lady Macdonald ridge Grotto June 2019 — Kona waiting at end of ridge Mt. Lady Macdonald June 2019 – Grotto Mtn. behind.

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.

Mt Lady Mac Ha Ling Jun 27 2015 — Mt. Lady Macdonald from Ha Ling June 27 2015 for Triple Crown of Canmore

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

Grotto Mtn. (1425 m elev gain)

Kona Grotto Jun 2019 — Kona on Grotto Mtn. June 15 2019

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.

Kona Grotto Canmore June 2019 — Kona on Grotto Mtn. with rebuilt cairn – Canmore below

Quickly rebuilt summit cairn on Grotto Mtn. Canmore and Bow Valley behind with Mt. Lady Macdonald at distant right.

Three Sisters Grotto Mtn June 2019 — View of The Three Sisters across Bow Valley from Grotto Mtn.

Nice view of Three Sisters on way up Grotto Mtn. – left to right – Little Sister (Charity), Middle Sister (Hope), Big Sister (Faith).

Kona Grotto Mtn Middle Sister — View of Grotto Mtn. from Middle Sister June 12 2017 – Little Sister rappel descent route at right foreground

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.