one of the toughest hikes in Banff National Park (rated extreme on trailpeak.com)
it was my brother's b-day on Wednesday, and he wanted to do something a little different. has anyone hiked this mountain? i've hiked to the top of Whistler mountain every day this summer (as well as a ton of other hikes over the past couple of years), but this was a HIKE. all the loose shale rock after getting past the tree line was very tough, especially coming back down. I didn't take pics of it (too scared lol) but there are sections of the trail that narrow to only 2 or 3 feet wide, with 3000 foot drops on either side, covered in loose rock. on top of that, crazy winds always trying to blow you off the ledges. anyway, here are a couple of images i snapped (not that great, but i'm amazed i took any):
the only other hiker up there that day:
almost there:
from the peak:
no equipment other than hiking boots and poles (first time i've used hiking poles). i was glad we did it, and also glad when we'd finally made it back down
it was my brother's b-day on Wednesday, and he wanted to do something a little different. has anyone hiked this mountain? i've hiked to the top of Whistler mountain every day this summer (as well as a ton of other hikes over the past couple of years), but this was a HIKE. all the loose shale rock after getting past the tree line was very tough, especially coming back down. I didn't take pics of it (too scared lol) but there are sections of the trail that narrow to only 2 or 3 feet wide, with 3000 foot drops on either side, covered in loose rock. on top of that, crazy winds always trying to blow you off the ledges. anyway, here are a couple of images i snapped (not that great, but i'm amazed i took any):
the only other hiker up there that day:
almost there:
from the peak:
no equipment other than hiking boots and poles (first time i've used hiking poles). i was glad we did it, and also glad when we'd finally made it back down
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