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Mount Niblock
Lake Louise, Alberta
July 20, 2003
Distance: 14.8 km (9.2 mi)
Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1340 m (4396 ft)
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.
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
