Angus (1-1/2 year) on Yoho area peak
Mount Fairview (1000 m elevation gain)
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 (9 years) on Mount Fairview. Mount Victoria, Mount Collier, Unnamed, Popes Peaks, and Mount Whyte behind.
Wasootch Peak (900 m elev. gain)
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.
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 (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.
View from Goat Mountain of the “dog route” up and down the west end of Mount Yamnuska.
View up Grillmair’s Chimney, a classic rock climb on the front face of Mount Yamnuska Aug 10, 1982.
Taking a steepish shortcut around the west end with Buddy in November 2010.
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.
Grant MacEwan Peak / Heart Mountain (875 m elev. gain)
Buddy (5 years) on Heart Mountain / Grant MacEwan Peak in November. Mount Baldy and Barrier Lake in background. Midnight Peak at far right.
Kona on Heart Mountain / Grant MacEwan Peak traverse in mid-July. Door Jamb Mountain, Loder Peak, Goat Mountain and Mount Yamnuska across Bow Valley behind.
Riley near high point of Heart Mountain / Grant MacEwan Peak traverse on January 1st.
DOGS ON PEAKS 