Wenkchemna Pass – DOGS ON PEAKS

Tower of Babel (450m elev. gain)

Kona Moraine Lake Wenkchemna Pass Valley of the Ten Peaks Tower of Babel — Kona on Tower of Babel, Moraine Lake, Wenkchemna Peaks and Pass behind.

Kona glad to be out of the loose ascent gully by 9am in late July – Moraine Lake below, Peaks Six thru Ten behind with Wenkchemna Pass right of centre and Eiffel Peak on far right.

Kona Tower of Babel Consolation Valley Bident Mtn. Mt. Quadra Mt. Bell Panorama Ridge — Kona on Tower of Babel, view up Consolation Valley

The rock sofa pose with Bident Mtn. and one of the four Mt. Quadra peaks and glacier above Consolation Lakes. Panorama Ridge at left and Mt. Bell in centre distance.

plein air painting Tower of Babel Moraine Lake Consolation Lakes — Kona critiquing the plein air painting on Tower of Babel

Mount Babel looming over the Tower of Babel. Bident Mtn. and part of Mt. Quadra at left. Mt. Bowlen at extreme right. Photo by Bernice.

Eiffel Peak Moraine Lake Tower of Babel Mt. Babel Mt. Fay Glacier Mt. Little Mt. Bowlen — Descending Eiffel Peak with Moraine Lake and Tower of Babel below left.

Kona on descent of Eiffel Peak – view l. to r. – Panorama Ridge, Tower of Babel, Moraine Lake, Mt. Babel, Mt. Fay and Fay Glacier, Mt. Little, Mt. Bowlen, Mt. Perren.

Moraine Lake from Tower of Babel oil painting

Studio-finished oil of view to Moraine Lake from Tower of Babel.

Wenkchemna Pass (730 m elev. gain)

Kona Wenkchemna Pass Eiffel Peak Wastach Peak Mt. Temple Eiffel Lake Valley of The Ten Peaks — Kona at Wenkchemna Pass with Eiffel Peak behind

Kona at Wenkchemna Pass after a morning drizzle with Wastach and Eiffel Peaks at left and Mt. Temple behind. Eiffel Lake partly visible below.

Kona Red Snow Algae — Kona on snow-patch with red algae near Wenkchemna Pass

Red algae on one of the numerous snow patches en-route to the pass.

plein air painting Eiffel Lake Moraine Lake Valley of the Ten Peaks — Plein air sketching of Deltaform North Glacier and “Super Couloir” climbing routes on snow patch above Eiffel Lake

Time out to sketch “Super Couloir” climbing route on Mt. Deltaform above Eiffel Lake at a snow patch for Kona to keep cool.

Wenkchemna Pass Moraine Lake Ski Trip — Lake O’Hara road – Opabin – Wenkchemna – Moraine Lake road ski traverse March 1 1998

Winter view from Wenkchemna Pass during a Lake O’Hara parking lot to Opabin Pass to Wenkchemna Pass to Moraine Lake Road long day back-country ski traverse in 1991.

“Studio-finished” oil painting of Eiffel Lake and Mount Deltaform.

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.

Tower of Babel (450 m elev. gain)

Buddy (6 yrs) on couch on Tower of Babel. Consolation Valley behind with Panorama Ridge, Mount Bell, Bident Mountain and Mount Quadra visible.

Buddy found a snow patch on top of Tower of Babel.

Valley of the Ten Peaks from Tower of Babel

View of Wenkchemna Pass and Valley of the Ten Peaks. Deltaform Mountain, Neptuak Mountain, Wenkchemna Peak and Eiffel Peak visible. Moraine Lake below.