Tent Ridge (823 m gain)

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Kona, Ben and Buddy on Tent Ridge

Kona, Ben and Buddy on Tent Ridge Horseshoe hike. View to west, l. to r., Mt. Engadine, The Tower and Mt. Galatea, with part of Gusty Peak and Mt. Chester. Rummel Lake behind Kona’s head.

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Roxie, Ben or Buddy and Kona on Tent Ridge

Roxie, Ben (or Buddy) and Kona on Tent Ridge view to north, snow-capped Mt. Nestor and Old Goat Mtn. past Spray Lake Reservoir. Mt. Buller to right of Spray Lake and snow-capped Mt. Lougheed peaks 1 & 2 and Mt. Sparrowhawk behind.

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Kona on Tent Ridge – The Fist and Mt. Smuts behind

Kona on first peak of Tent Ridge. The Fist directly behind with snowy Mt. Smuts behind and ridge to Mt. Birdwood at left.

Descending Old Goat Mountain July 27, 1996

View of Tent Ridge at extreme right in notch between Mt. Nestor and snow slope on Old Goat Mountain July 27, 1996. Mt. Sir Douglas, Mt. Birdwood and Mt. Smuts behind Tent Ridge. Spray Lake Reservoir at left.

Mt. Rundle (1577 m elev gain)

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Kona on Mt. Rundle – Cascade Mtn. behind

Kona (2-1/2 yrs) having a well-deserved rest on Mt. Rundle (peak 2) ascended from Bow Falls parking lot in Banff. Cascade Mtn. at left, Lake Minnewanka and Mt. Aylmer, highest point behind the lake. Mt. Inglismaldie at right. The true summit of Mt. Rundle is further along the ridge, a technical climb from this end.

Kona on Sulphur Mtn. – view to Mt. Rundle

Kona on Sulphur Mountain Jan 2018, view to Mt. Rundle. Highest point of Mt. Rundle is at extreme right. Common scramble summit is fourth peak from the right.

View to common scramble summit from true summit of Mt. Rundle Sept. 1999

View back to common scramble peak of Mt. Rundle from true summit Sept 19, 1999. Cascade Mountain behind, Mt. Norquay and lower slopes of Sulphur Mountain at left.

Morrowmount (Jura) Peak (1220 m elev. gain)

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Kona and Riley on Morrowmount / Jura Peak

Kona (2 yrs) and Riley (6 yrs) on Morrowmount (Jura Peak). 21.5 km return up Jura Creek. Yamnuska upper descent routes in scree at left. Goat Mtn., Loder peak at right, behind Old Fort peak on this ridge.