Kona – Page 12 – DOGS ON PEAKS

Mt. Baldy (715 m elev. gain)

Kona Mt. Baldy — Kona on final slopes of Mt. Baldy in winter snow conditions

On final slopes below corniced ridge on October 12th. Winter’s here too early.

DSCF0620 — Kona on Mt. Baldy Thanksgiving weekend

No-one else on the mountain on Thanksgiving long weekend.

Kona Mt. Baldy October snow covered slopes — Kona on the dog route below the difficult scrambling ridge of Mt. Baldy

View of summit from easy slopes below the difficult scrambling ridge.

Castle Mountain (1400 m elev. gain)

Kona Castle Mtn. — Kona on Castle Mtn. – Helena Ridge behind

Kona (7 years) near summit of Castle Mt. in early September with Rockbound Lake below and Helena Ridge behind, Stuart Knob at far left of Helena Ridge.

Kona Castle Mtn. Mountain Goat — Kona and Mountain Goat on Castle Mtn.

Kona and mountain goat checking each other out.

Interesting viewpoint above Rockbound Lake on way down.

Castle Mtn. Rockbound Lake — Rockbound Lake with Eisenhower Tower and Castle Mtn.

View of Eisenhower Tower at end of Castle Mountain ridge, Rockbound Lake, and sunlit Mt. Ishbel in centre background.

Traversing Castle Mtn. Ridge Sept 12th 1987

September 12-13, 1987 photo from traverse along Castle ridge from Stuart Knob to main peak (bivied on summit). Old snow from previous winter!

KJT Bass Buttress Castle Mtn. — After Bass Buttress rock climb from CMC bivi hut on Goat Plateau 1983

Kona’s “dad” at top of Bass Buttress rock climb on SW face of Castle Mountain in July, 1983. Over-nighted at CMC Castle / Eisenhower hut on Goat Plateau.

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“Rogue” (2-1/2 years) at viewpoint above Rockbound Lake on way up, Stuart Knob in background.

Ishbel 5Sep90001 — View of Castle Mountain and Helena Ridge and cirques from Mt. Ishbel Sept 5 1990.

Castle Mountain and Helena Ridge from Mt. Ishbel Sept 5, 1990.

Mt. Gass (850+ m elev. gain)

Kona Mt. Gass Fording River — Kona on Mt. Gass – Fording River Valley behind

Kona on Mt. Gass after ascending the east ridge from Galena Miracle Mine trail. Fording Valley behind.

Mt. Lyall from Gass Aug 2019 — Mt. Lyall and Beehive Mtn. from Mt. Gass

Beehive Mtn. and Mt. Lyall from near summit.

Kona Mt. Gass — Kona looking up endless loose scree on Mt. Gass east ridge

View of scree slopes on way up Mt. Gass.

Wastach Peak (965 m elev. gain)

Kona Wastach Peak Eiffel Peak Mount Temple — Kona on Wastach Peak – Mt. Temple, Pinnacle Peak and Eiffel Peak behind

Kona on Wastach Peak in mid-August – Mt. Temple, Pinnacle Peak (hard to distinguish from Temple behind it) and Mt. Eiffel in background. Didn’t find the Graeme Pole register that was here on a previous visit in 1995.

Kona Wastach Peak Wenkchemna Peak — Kona nearing summit of Wastach Peak with Wenkchemna Peak behind

Nearing the summit with Wenkchemna Peak (Peak 10 of Valley of The Ten Peaks) behind, steep step on normal ascent ridge visible.

Valley of the Ten Peaks Wastach — Valley of The Ten Peaks Sept 1993

View of Wastach Peak (centre of photo, left of Eiffel Peak) from Mt. Bowlen (Peak 3, Yamnee) across the Valley of The Ten Peaks in Sept. 1993. Skyline peaks – Mt. Hungabee, Ringrose Peak, Glacier Peak, Mt. Lefroy, Mt. Aberdeen, Haddow Peak.

Wastach Peak Eiffel Peak — Route from Wastach Pass to Wastach Peak from Eiffel Peak July 31 2016

Wastach Peak from Eiffel Peak 2016 with Wenkchemna Pass at head of the Valley of The Ten Peaks behind.

Wastach Pass and Peak from Paradise Valley side July 31, 1993. Deltaform Peak behind pass.

Saddle Peak and Mt. Fairview (1100 m combined elev. gain)

Kona Fairview Mtn. Mt. Temple — Kona above clouded Paradise Valley on Fairview Mtn. – Mt. Temple, Sheol Mtn., Haddow Peak behind.

Kona on Fairview with Paradise Valley peaks Mt. Temple, Sheol Mtn., Haddo Peak, and in distance Valley of Ten Peaks summits Allen (Peak 6, Shappee), Tuzo (Peak 7, Sagowa) and Deltaform (Peak 8, Saknowa). Clouds hiding Paradise Valley in early August.

Saddle Mtn. The Saddleback Fairview — Saddle Mtn. and The Saddleback above clouds from Fairview Mtn.

View from Fairview to Saddle Mtn. and The Saddleback. “Little Temple” at right.

Kona Fairview Mtn. Mt. Victoria — Kona on Fairview Mtn. – Mt. Aberdeen, Mt. Lefroy, Mt. Victoria, Mt. Collier and unnamed next to Popes Peak above clouded Plain of The Six Glaciers

View of Mt. Aberdeen glacier at left, Mt. Lefroy and long ridge of Mt. Victoria with Lake Louise / Plain of the Six Glaciers valley covered in clouds.

Haddow Peak Mt. Aberdeen — Haddow Peak and Mt. Aberdeen from Sheol Haddow Aberdeen traverse July 31 1993

Closeup of Aberdeen Glacier from traverse of Sheol, Haddow and Aberdeen in 1993. Mt. Hungabee summit in clouds, Mt. Lefroy and Mt. Victoria visible at right.

Kona Saddle Mtn. Fairview Mtn. — Kona on Saddle Mtn. – Fairview Mtn. behind, Mt. Victoria and Mt. Collier at left skyline

View of Fairview Mtn. and hiking ascent trail from Saddle Mtn.