DOGS ON PEAKS

Mt. Chester (1150 m gain)

DSCF6475 — Kona on Mt. Chester July 1st – The Fortress behind

Kona on Mt. Chester (elev. 3054 m) on Canada Day July 1st weekend. Gusty Peak and The Fortress immediately behind. Mt. Kidd at centre background.

DSCF6499 — Kona at top of snow gulley on Mt. Chester

Good snow in gully for step-kicking up and glissading down. Mt. Smuts, The Fist, Mt. Shark and Tent Ridge at left. Mt. Nestor and Old Goat Mtn. just right of centre, shoulder of Mt. Galatea at right.

DSCF6497 — Kona and Gunther at top of snow gulley on Mt. Chester

Gunther (4 yrs) at col on way up.

Close-up of The Fist, Tent Ridge and Mt. Shark with ‘11,000ers’ Mt. Assiniboine and Mt. Lunette rising up behind.

Artistic impression of Mt. Assiniboine from near ACC Hind hut.

The Wedge (1100 m elev. gain)

DSCF6326 — 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.

DSCF6355 — 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

DSCF6358 — 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)

DSCF6301 — 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.

DSCF6307 — Kona on Rimwall Summit rehydrating

Kona keeping hydrated by Knorr chicken broth-flavored water.

DSCF6314 — Kona descending Rimwall Summit

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

DSCF6308 — Three Sisters and The Orphan from Rimwall Summit

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

Lougheed from Windtower — 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)

Boundary Peak & Mt Athabasca Aug 09 061 — 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.

Boundary Peak & Mt Athabasca Aug 09 075 — 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.

Mt Athabasca N Face Aug 31 86-34 British Army Climbers on Silverhorn — 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.

Mt Athabasca Jul 27 85 -14 — Silverhorn route on Mt. Athabasca July 27 1985

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

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.

DSCF6269 — Kona at high point of Mt. Sparrowhawk attempt in mid-June

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

DSCF6273 — 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 (5 yrs) and Fletcher (3 yrs) on Read’s Tower. Summit of Sparrowhawk in clouds behind.