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Mount Kidd
Kananaskis, Alberta
June 13, 2002
Mount Kidd is mostly a slog with limited views during the ascent. Had we done it earlier in the season, the presence of snow would have probably made the trip quicker. Instead, it was a dragged-out, steep ascent in 30°, and we soon ran out of water. Because of the scree and the heat, it's not a trip I fondly remember.
From Galatea Creek parking lot, Dinah and I hiked up Terrace trail. After crossing a creekbed, we ascended alongside a waterfall to reach the immense bowl below the summit. We hiked up scree and scrambled up rock slabs until we eventually gained the summit ridge. Then we gratefully walked to the summit.
View of Mount Kidd from the gully after leaving the approach trail
On the creekbed that leads to the basin
Hiking up by the waterfall
At the bottom of the bowl: the start of a long grind up
Looking back at the gully
Finally scrambling on rock
Going up the slabs
The last 300 vertical metres was on loose scree
Neighbouring Mount Kidd South
Walking the ridge crest to the summit
Mount Allen and Mount Collembola
On the way down I tried to climb a pinnacle
Heading back down
To the south, this small peak is unofficially called "The Spoon Needle"
82 J/14 Spray Lakes
