Packenham Junior (630 m elev. gain)

Kona Packenham Jr. Peak
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.

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Kona on Packenham Jr. Peak view south to King Creek Ridge

On the summit looking south toward King Creek Ridge.

Kona Packenham Jr. Grizzly Peak
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 Lawson South Grizzly
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.

Grizzly Peak (900 m elev gain)

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Dogs on Grizzly Peak June 2019

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Grizzly Peak June 2019

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Grizzly Peak June 2019

Kona Grizzly Peak Jun 2019
Kona on Grizzly Peak June 2019
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Grizzly Peak June 2019

Dog park on Grizzly Peak June 1st (can’t remember their names).

Mt. Evan-Thomas Grizzly
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.

The Wedge (1100 m elev. gain)

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Kona on The Wedge – Fisher Peak behind

Kona near the summit of The Wedge at end of June. Fisher Peak (3054 m) with snow behind.

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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

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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.

Tangle Ridge (1,100 m gain)

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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.

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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
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.