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Mount Alderson
Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta
July 10, 2004
Distance: 20.6 km (12.8 mi)
Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1200 m (3937 ft)
Dinah and I returned to Waterton National Park to climb three peaks in as many days. Our third climb, Mount Alderson, was the most colourful of the three.
From Cameron Lake, we hiked for an hour to Summit Lake and continued to the saddle between Carthew and Alderson. From the saddle, we climbed the red ridge and followed it to the summit. Other than two downclimbs en route to the summit, the trip was a hike.
MOVIE
Summit Lake
Chapman Peak towers above Lake Wurdeman
We came across this hoary marmot at the saddle
Sky pilot
Carthew Lakes
Looking back at Anderson-Carthew col
We headed to the red ridge
As we climbed, we encountered a variety of colours and patterns in the rock
Coming up to a colourful high point
View of the ridge from the top of the first downclimb
First downclimb
False summit ahead
Slogging up scree
Looking back at the ridge
Coming up to the downclimb just before the summit
Second downclimb
Heading to the summit
Looking northeast: the red mountain is Bertha Peak; Mount Crandell left
82 G/1 Sage Creek, 82 H/4 Waterton Lakes
