Kona on Packenham Jr. Peak with herd of bighorn sheep behind
Kona ignoring the herd of sheep just below the summit on a warm Chinooking day in mid-November.
Kona on Packenham Jr. Peak view south to King Creek Ridge
On the summit looking south toward King Creek Ridge.
Kona on Packenham Jr. Peak view north to Grizzly Peak and Grizzly Evan-Thomas col
Looking north to Grizzly Peak and Grizzly / Evan-Thomas col.
Kona on Lawson South – Opal South Peak, Grizzly Peak, Packenham (sic) Jr. Peak behind
View of Packenham (sic) Jr. at right from Lawson South across the Kananaskis River Valley later in November. Grizzly Peak and Opal South Peak to the left.
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Dog park on Grizzly Peak June 1st (can’t remember their names).
Mt. Evan-Thomas, Opal Range from Grizzly Peak
Mt. Evan-Thomas, highest peak in Opal Range from Grizzly Peak (Kona’s “dad” climbed in October 1987 when the 1954 first ascent register was still there and mistakenly naming the peak Packenham).
Opal Range from Mt. James Walker Sept 1996
View of Opal Range with Opal South Peak, Grizzly Peak, Packenham Jr. and King Creek Ridge from Mt. James Walker across the Kananaskis River Valley on Sept 2, 1996.
Kona near the summit of The Wedge at end of June. Fisher Peak (3054 m) with snow behind.
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
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.
Buddy on Tangle Ridge – Wooley, Diadem and Mushroom at left
Buddy (6 yrs) on Tangle Ridge, view to north-west across Icefields Parkway. Mt. Wooley, Diadem Peak and Mushroom Peak at left.
Mt. Alberta, Mt. Wooley and Diadem Peak from Tangle Ridge
Close-up of Mt. Alberta, Mt. Wooley, Diadem Peak and Mushroom Peak from Tangle Ridge.
Athabasca and Andromeda from Tangle Ridge
View to south from Tangle Ridge with Mt. Athabasca and Mt. Andromeda (‘Skyladder’ route at right) above Athabasca Glacier.
Skyladder route on Andromeda Aug 16 1986
View of Tangle Ridge (upper left) and Mt. Wilcox from ‘Skyladder’ route on Mt. Andromeda August 16, 1986.
Tangle Ridge from Mt. Athabasca July 1985
View of Tangle Ridge (upper right behind Mt. Wilcox and Wilcox Pass) from Mt. Athabasca July 27, 1985. Mt. Wooley and Diadem Peak at upper left. Icefields Parkway and Centre and toe of Athabasca glacier below.