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.

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.

Wasootch Peak (900 m elev. gain)

Kona on Wasootch Peak
Kona on Wasootch Peak

Kona (1-1/2 years) keeping her eye on the cheeseburger on Wasootch summit. Mount Bogart, Mount Sparrowhawk, Mount Lougheed 1 to 4 (Wind Mountain), Mount Allan, Mount Collembola and Nakiska ski area behind.

Mount Lorette view to Wasootch Ridge, Creek, Tower and Peak 1985

Kona’s “dad” with view of Wasootch Peak with Wasootch Ridge, Wasootch Creek and Wasootch Tower at left from Mount Lorette south ridge climb April 1985.