| Scrambling Photos from Vision Quest Ridge | November 18, 2007 |
Named after an old native vision quest site: Vision Quest Ridge has a spectacular view and is mostly hiking without hands on. It is located 42km West of Nordegg by the David Thompson Highway. It is described in "The David Thompson Highway: A Hiking Guide" by Jane Ross and Daniel Kyba.
We decided to scramble up this ridge because of its proximity to our lodging in Nordegg for the weekend and its short round trip time of about 5 hours. I was actually very thrilled by the idea of scrambling up a ridge that has a great view of Lake Abraham. It is one of my favorite scrambles of the year. I will of course have to return to complete it as we never reached the summit.
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Taras and group hiking up the trail.
Taras and group hiking up the ...
Elliot Peak left of center and Sentinal Mountain on the right. Mount Ernest Ross is visible on the far left with its triple peaks. Looking South from Vision Quest Ridge.
Elliot Peak left of center ...
The view South including part of Abraham Lake.
The view South including part ...
The view to the North East.
The view to the North East.
Mount Michener to the East across Lake Abraham.
Mount Michener to the East ...
A section of Vision Quest Ridge on ascent.
A section of Vision Quest ...
Tomoko following behind.
Tomoko following behind.
The first peak on Vision Quest Ridge. The ridge actually extends very far and the true summit requires a long days march.
The first peak on Vision ...
The David Thompson Highway can be seen below.
The David Thompson Highway ...
Allstones Peak on the left and Mount Abraham right of center. Looking North.
Allstones Peak on the left ...
Tomoko on the ridge.
Tomoko on the ridge.
The view South from the ridge.
The view South from the ridge.
The long ridge of Mount Stelfox to the South West.
The long ridge of Mount ...
Mount Michener and Lake Abraham.
Mount Michener and Lake ...
Looking down Vision Quest Ridge.
Looking down Vision Quest ...
Traversing along the first section of Vision Quest Ridge.
Traversing along the first ...
Hiking along the ridge.
Hiking along the ridge.
Bright Star Peak to the West
Bright Star Peak to the West
A full 360 panorama from Vision Quest Ridge. Stitched together flawlessly using Hugin my new favorite photo stitching program.
A full 360 panorama from ...
Yours truly on Vision Quest Ridge.
Yours truly on Vision Quest ...
Kista Peak to the East. Left and behind Mount Michener(Not shown in this photo).
Kista Peak to the East. Left ...
Mount William Booth to the South East in the center. Looking across Lake Abraham.
Mount William Booth to the ...
The view South of Lake Abraham. Ex Coelis Peaks are kinda visible at the end of the lake.
The view South of Lake ...
Looking East. The Buckle is the high point of Windy Point Ridge on the left. Windy Point is the peninsula on the right.
Looking East. The Buckle is ...
Teras hiking down behind me.
Teras hiking down behind me.
Looking South across Lake Abraham to Ex Coelis Peaks.
Looking South across Lake ...
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