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Forum Ridge
Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta
February 16, 2002
Distance: 10.4 km (6.4 mi)
Cumulative Elevation Gain: 630 m (2067 ft)
Dinah and I joined the Hostel Outdoor Group to snowshoe the north ridge of Forum Peak. The access road runs to Cameron Lake, but the last 2 km was closed for winter. So we followed the ski trail to the lake before starting up the ridge. We ascended the ridge to a cliff band that stopped us from going further. Then we dropped down to the lake and returned along the shore.
We followed alongside a ski trail to Forum Ridge
Emerging from the trees on the ridge
View southeast across the US border
Forum Peak ahead. The ridge on the right leads to Akamina Ridge.
Cameron Lake
Mount Carthew (centre) and Alderson Peak (right)
We turned around when we reached the cliffs
Looking down Cameron Creek
Sliding down
Regrouping at the edge of the lake
Looking across Cameron Lake
Mike takes a break at the Akamina trailhead
Also Carolyn, Lori and Rick
82 G/1 Sage Creek