Window Mountain from the trailhead
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Window Mountain & Mount
Ward We did these mountains as a loop. After climbing to the window on Window Mountain we started up the ridge left of the window but turn back because of loose rock. A stack of rocks like a two-high chimney fell apart. Tumbling down my legs I nearly lost my perch. We dropped back down to the scree basin and climbed the ridge connecting GR698133 and GR699129. It's not a route I recommend because of the exposed climb up loose rock and dirt to the ridge. I didn't think we had time to ascend Allison Peak, so we climbed Mount Ward. From Mount Ward we descended to Window Mountain Lake and followed the trail east for a ways before headed south. We followed some logging roads, but mostly we bushwhacked to get back to the base of Window Mountain and then to the car. |
Window Mountain from the trailhead
Pika
Starting up to the window
Slogging up to the window
Bird
Anita in the bottom right corner of the window.
Some crystals we found while slogging up the scree.
Clawing
my way up to the ridge
Finally on the ridge
Anita negotiating
the ridge to Mount Ward
Window Mountain Lake
Window Mountain seen
from Mount Ward
After climbing up good scree we found a long, steep, exposed ascent route
to
the ridge
(view from Mount Ward. Allison
Peak on the left).
Window Mountain Lake
360° View from the top of Mount Ward
82
G/15 Crowsnest,
82 G/15 Tornado Mountain