Looking south at our route (photo from the south peak attempt): we followed the ridge while avoiding
the cornices.
Heading up through larch stands. We're following a trail that snowboarders
made a week ago.
Mount Hector,
South Ridge
Banff Park
(Unnamed at
GR540095)
March 5, 2005
This trip made for an enjoyable ridge walk. After snowshoeing above the treeline, it was easy to follow this ridge all the way to its summit. We used the same approach as Mount Hector, South Peak, following the tracks we made the week before. After 1.5 km we left the trail and headed up the north slope. In a short time, we were out of the trees and on the crest of the ridge. Unlike our last three trips, the weather was uncooperative. We started under sunny skies but it soon became overcast and windy. By the time we returned to the car, it was snowing. MOVIE (1:35) |
Looking south at our route (photo from the south peak attempt): we followed
the ridge while avoiding
the cornices.
Heading up through larch stands. We're following a trail that snowboarders
made
a
week ago.
Behind us is Hector Lake
Dinah stops to add a layer to her hands.
Above is the ridge we'll follow to its end.
We pass by the lower south ridge.
After climbing 800 m in snowshoes we leave them behind and set off on
foot.
It's
a kilometer to the summit from here. Ahead is a false summit.
It's mostly a hike but here we had to negotiate some rocks.
On the right is Mount Hector, its summit hidden by clouds.
After encountering a few false summits we see the real thing ahead. A cairn
marks
it but
it's mostly buried under snow.
82 N/9 Hector Lake
