Kona on King Creek Ridge in early December with Grizzly Peak and Packenham Jr. Peak behind.
View across Kananaskis valley to the ridge of Lawson South (Little Lawson).
View of King Creek Ridge from Lawson South across the Kananaskis River Valley earlier in the year.
Kona ignoring the herd of sheep just below the summit on a warm Chinooking day in mid-November.
On the summit looking south toward King Creek Ridge.
Looking north to Grizzly Peak and Grizzly / Evan-Thomas col.
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.
Dog park on Grizzly Peak June 1st (can’t remember their names).
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).
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.
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
Easier ground from low point of ridge to tree line.
Close-up of scramble route up gully on Mt. Kidd, and Mt. Bogart behind.
Artistic impression of Fisher Peak from The Wedge.
View of south side of The Wedge and north end of Opal Ridge from Mt. James Walker Sept 2, 1996.
Kona on Mt. Kidd in early June. View to south with The Wedge and Opal Range at left, Mt. James Walker on right skyline. Still good step-kicking and glissading snow for most of route.
View from Mt. Kidd to west of Mt. Bogart, Mt. Sparrowhawk and Mt. Lougheed.
Kona near summit ridge looking at glissader making a quick descent.
Kona and glissader coming down the lower bowl.
View of Mt. Kidd snow slopes from Opal South a few days earlier.
DOGS ON PEAKS 