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View from Centre Peak
Banff National Park, Alberta
July 20, 2002
Distance: 13.3 km
Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1350 m
Gert, Wayne, Dinah and I did the three-peak loop for Mount Edith beginning with the North Peak. Following Cory Pass trail, we hiked 6 km to the pass. From there we took a good trail to the base of the north and highest peak of Mount Edith. To reach the summit, we ascended the left chimney, but for variety, come down the right chimney. After descending, we continued along the ridge and scrambled up the Centre Peak.
Next came the South Peak, the most interesting and challenging of the three peaks. After going through the tunnel, we came out onto a ledge. In looking for a way up, we followed the ledge too far and turned around before finding a way up. Once we found a route, we scrambled up to the south summit. For the South Peak, I thought the scrambling was moderate, but routefinding was difficult. On our descent, we skipped the tunnel and instead followed the exposed ledge. We finished our triple-peak scramble by descending from the Centre-South Col.
The three peaks of Mount Edith seen from Mount Cory
Mount Edith from the approach trail
Hiking to the col, the early morning sun casts our shadows
Starting up from the col
Nearby to the northwest is Mount Louis
South-facing chimneys: we went up the left chimney that has brief
exposure and came down the right chimney although it is narrower
Near the top of the left chimney
Wayne prepares to jump across a notch to the summit of the North Peak
Descending from the North Peak
Come down the right chimney
Back below the chimneys
Going to the Centre Peak
Scrambling up
On the Centre Peak
Heading down from Centre Peak to South Peak
Looking back
Dinah crawls out of the tunnel on the South Peak
Going along the ledge
Scrambling up through the rock flakes
Scrambling near the summit
On the South Summit
Coming down from the south peak, we'll soon be back at the rock flakes
The exposed ledge that avoids the tunnel is actually easy
The photo is not turned around. I'm looking down as Gert, Dinah, and Wayne descended a crack.
Mount Rundle on the left
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