Mt. Sparrowhawk and Read’s Tower (1,670 m combined gain)

Buddy on Sparrowhawk July 2003
Buddy on Mt. Sparrowhawk

Buddy (3 yrs) on Mt. Sparrowhawk in Mid-July 2003. Mt. Lougheed peaks 3 and 4 (Wind Mountain) behind.

Buddy on Read’s Tower

Buddy on Read’s Tower on way down from Mt. Sparrowhawk – summit block behind.

Mt. Nestor and Old Goat Mountain from Mt. Sparrowhawk

View from Mt. Sparrowhawk across Spray Lakes Reservoir to Mt. Nestor and Old Goat Mountain. Mt. Assiniboine and Lunette Peak on skyline at left.

Buddy on Mt. Sparrowhawk snow-patch

Buddy enjoying a snow-patch on Mt. Sparrowhawk.

Mt. Sparrowhawk and Read’s Tower from Old Goat Mountain

View across Spray Lake Reservoir from Old Goat Mountain to Mt. Sparrowhawk and Read’s Tower right of centre. Lougheed peaks and Wind Mountain left of centre.

Mt. Lawrence Grassi (1020m gain)

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Kona on Mt. Lawrence Grassi May 31st – Three Sisters behind

Kona on Mt. Lawrence Grassi in late May. Ship’s Prow Mtn. in front of Three Sisters. Lougheed peaks visible between Big and Middle Sister. All scrambles except Little Sister (a rock climb). Old Goat Mountain on right skyline.

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Kona on Mt. Lawrence Grassi – Mt. Rundle behind

View to EEOR (East End of Rundle) and main highest peak of Mt. Rundle from Mt. Lawrence Grassi. Ha Ling Peak is out of view below.

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Mt. Rundle east ridge Peaks 4 to 8 from main summit Peak 3 Sept 1999

View of Mt. Lawrence Grassi (in front of Three Sisters and Mt. Lougheed peaks) from Mt. Rundle main summit in Sept. 1999.

John M. on Little Sister July 22 1990 – view to Mt. Rundle and Canmore

View of Ship’s Prow, Mt. Lawrence Grassi and Mt. Rundle from Little Sister July 22, 1990. Canmore and Bow Valley below.

Ship’s Prow Peak (1050 m gain)

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Kona on Ship’s Prow May 27th – Three Sisters behind

Kona on Ship’s Prow Peak after late May ascent from Smith-Dorrien road. Three Sisters peaks (l. to r. Little, Middle and Big) in background with Lougheeds Peaks 1 and 2 poking up behind.

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Kona on Ship’s Prow – Mt. Lawrence Grassi behind

View from Ship’s Prow to Mt. Lawrence Grassi with Mt. Rundle’s highest point in the distance and Bow Valley below.

Kona on Middle Sister – Ship’s Prow and Mt. Lawrence Grassi behind

View of Ship’s Prow ridge and Mt. Lawrence Grassi from Middle Sister June 12th.

Kona on Mt. Lawrence Grassi – Ship’s Prow and Three Sisters behind

View of Ship’s Prow (in front of Three Sisters) from Mt. Lawrence Grassi May 31st.

Mt. Lougheed (1380 m elev. gain)

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Kona on Mt. Lougheed in August

Kona on Mt. Lougheed peak 2, the official Lougheed summit. Behind is Mt. Lougheed peak 1 and Big Sister.

Mt. Collembola and Mt. Allan from Mt. Lougheed

View of Mt. Collembola and Mt. Allan with Centennial Ridge Trail from Mt. Lougheed.

View of Mt. Assiniboine from Mt. Lougheed

View from Mt. Lougheed of Mt. Assiniboine and Mt. Lunette (bump on left shoulder of Assiniboine), with Mt. Eon and Mt. Aye to their left.

Mt. Eon and Mt. Aye from Mt. Lunette Aug 1990

Mt. Eon and Mt. Aye from Mt. Lunette on a Lunette / Assiniboine long one-day car-to-car ascent from the south side in August 1990.

Mt. Lougheed and Mt. Sparrowhawk from Old Goat Mtn. July 27, 1996

View of Mt. Lougheed peaks (from left – 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Wind Mountain) from Old Goat Mountain across Spray Lakes Reservoir July 27, 1996.

Grotto Mountain from Mt. Lougheed

Grotto Mountain from Mt. Lougheed showing four common scramble ascent routes.

Tent Ridge (823 m gain)

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Kona, Ben and Buddy on Tent Ridge

Kona, Ben and Buddy on Tent Ridge Horseshoe hike. View to west, l. to r., Mt. Engadine, The Tower and Mt. Galatea, with part of Gusty Peak and Mt. Chester. Rummel Lake behind Kona’s head.

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Roxie, Ben or Buddy and Kona on Tent Ridge

Roxie, Ben (or Buddy) and Kona on Tent Ridge view to north, snow-capped Mt. Nestor and Old Goat Mtn. past Spray Lake Reservoir. Mt. Buller to right of Spray Lake and snow-capped Mt. Lougheed peaks 1 & 2 and Mt. Sparrowhawk behind.

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Kona on Tent Ridge – The Fist and Mt. Smuts behind

Kona on first peak of Tent Ridge. The Fist directly behind with snowy Mt. Smuts behind and ridge to Mt. Birdwood at left.

Descending Old Goat Mountain July 27, 1996

View of Tent Ridge at extreme right in notch between Mt. Nestor and snow slope on Old Goat Mountain July 27, 1996. Mt. Sir Douglas, Mt. Birdwood and Mt. Smuts behind Tent Ridge. Spray Lake Reservoir at left.