Gap Peak – DOGS ON PEAKS

Grotto Pond Peak / Anklebiter Ridge (875 m gain)

DSCF5954 — Kona and friends on Anklebiter Ridge in early May

Kona and friends on Grotto Pond Peak / Anklebiter Ridge with Gap Peak in background. Too much snow to continue to Gap Peak.

Grotto Pond Peak / Anklebiter Ridge (875 m gain)

Grotto Pond Peak -12 — Buddy on Anklebiter Ridge in 2006

Buddy (6 yrs in 2006) just below summit of what I used to call Grotto Pond Peak (now referred to as Anklebiter Ridge) looking back down the ascent route. Gap Lake at right.

Grotto Pond Eastend Gap Peak-21 — Bighorn sheep remains on Anklebiter ridge

Interesting find on Anklebiter Ridge on another day in 2011. Bighorn sheep kill.

View of upper part of Anklebiter Ridge from Gap Peak in 2006. Heart Mountain / Grant MacEwan Peak and Exshaw / Lac des Arcs behind.

Grotto Mountain (1425 m elevation gain)

DSCF4662 — Layla and Kona on Grotto Mountain

Layla (in front) and Kona ( 2 yrs) on Grotto Mountain above cloud bank, Gap Peak at left, Pigeon Mountain at right front.

Gap Peak (1200 m gain)

Kona (1-1/2 years) on Gap Peak, Mt Fable in background. Gap to Fable traverse is a long day with over 1900 m elevation gain and loss and 22 km total distance. Below, view of traverse ridge from Loder Peak – Gap at extreme left, Fable at extreme right.

DSCF9740 — View of Gap Peak to Mount Fable ridge from Loder Peak

Gap Peak and traverse ridge from Mount Fable

View from Mount Fable along ridge from Gap Peak (at left). Grotto Mountain at right.

Buddy (6 yrs) on scramble ridge to Gap Peak in January.