Cabin Ridge, North Peak

Twin Peaks, North Peak
The highest points on Cabin Ridge
Oldman River Area, Alberta
November 3, 2007
Distance: 15.2 km
Cumulative Elevation Gain: 880 m

The previous week, Dinah and I climbed the South Peak of Twin Peaks. That trip was a shakedown, a means to sort out a route, but the extensive routefinding left us with insufficient daylight to continue to the north and highest summit. Now we returned to climb the North Peak. Sonny Bou joined us, although his trip would include both summits and incur an added 120 m of elevation gain/loss.

We retraced our descent route from last week. We started hiking up the exploration road and in a couple of minutes came to the monstrous cairn. We continued up the road to a small meadow where we picked up the seismic exploration trail on the right. We lost a few minutes near the start, when we went right instead of left at a fork before realizing our mistake.

When we reached the base of the South Peak, Dinah and I stopped for a snack while Sonny headed up the South Peak. After our break, Dinah and I contoured along the lower slope of the South Peak to the col. We started up the North Peak, taking our time to allow Sonny to catch up to us.

We regrouped on the summit block of the North Peak. We had to scramble up much of the block, but it was easy and enjoyable. The North Peak is much more interesting than its twin.

For Dinah and I to return to Twin Peaks to climb the North Peak seemed anti-climatic, but we still appreciated the views the second time around as well as seeing the South Peak from the North Peak. Given the good approach trail and spectacular scenery, Twin Peaks should be a popular destination.

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KML and GPX Tracks
Sonny's Trip Report

This road will take us to the seismic exploration trail, seen as a faint dark line near the bottom of the hill in the centre. The South Peak is in the centre.