Tag: Grotto Mountain

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.

Grotto Mtn East End (820 m elev gain)

Kona Grotto East End May 2019
Kona at cliffs above quarry on Grotto Mountain east end April 2019

Kona at prominent cliff band above the quarry on east end of Grotto April 2nd. Ship’s Prow, Lawrence Grassi, Ha Ling, and Rundle across Bow Valley and Canmore behind.

Kona Grotto Quarry April 2019
Kona on Grotto East End hike April 2019

View to main summit of Grotto from above quarry (this hike isn’t the best approach to the summit, the left skyline ridge via the Bataan climbing area is more direct).

East End of Rundle (EEOR 900 m gain)

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Kona on East End of Rundle (EEOR)

Kona on EEOR ridge on May long weekend. More snow than usual this spring. Grotto Mountain centre behind. This completes the Triple Crown of Canmore for this year.

East End of Rundle
Gus on East End of Rundle May 22 2017

Gus on EEOR just above the “ramp” route.

Dogs on EEOR
Bert, Rundle and Dre on East End of Rundle EEOR May 2017

Bert, Rundle and Dre on EEOR.