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Mount Niblock
Lake Louise, Alberta
July 20, 2003

Distance: 14.8 km
Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1340 m

Dinah and I teamed up with the Hostel Hostel Outdoor Group to scramble up Mount Niblock. From the parking lot by Chateau Lake Louise, we followed the Lake Agnes trail. We passed the teahouse and hiked to the far end of the lake. Leaving the lakeshore trail, we continued west and headed to the cliffs above a scree cones. The steep cliffs called for careful consideration, but after scrambling up them, the rest of the trip was easier. We climbed to the Whyte-Niblock col and turned right for Niblock. From the col, it was a short, easy scramble to the summit.

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Mount Whyte rises above Lake Agnes


Mount Niblock appears above us


The cliffs above the scree cone present a challenge


Heading up the scree


At the falls at the top of the scree cone


Starting up the cliffs


Almost on the cliff tops


Regrouping on a precipice


Mount White


Heading up from the col


The girls pause below a cliff face


On the ridge


Great scenery in the background


Leaving the summit


Descending down the ridge


Nice solid rock here


Climbing right of this buttress leads to an more exciting ridge climb than
the gully on the left


Back at the base of the cliffs


Heading back to Lake Agnes


82 N/8 Lake Louise

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