| Hiking Photos from Coliseum Mountain | April 27, 2008 |
The day after scrambling the South Peak of Mount Stelfox I was looking for an easier day. I decided on Coliseum Mountain by Nordegg. Unfortunately I decided not to bring my snowshoes since the snow at the trailhead was shoe deep. Later the snow was definitely waist deep at points. I managed to make it to the South summit but when I tried to make it to the North summit I ran into severe postholing and had to retreat. My easier day turned out to be very exhausting. Skies would have also been a very welcome alternative for the ascent trail. This mountain is normally ascended via an easy trail and no scrambling is required. Unlike some other mountains in David Thompson Country this one tends to retain a lot of snow. For some reason my original trip report disappeared. It was probably lost when I migrated my site to a new host
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The coliseum feature that gives this mountain its name. The north summit cap is on the left.
The coliseum feature that ...
Looking South West. Mount Cline is in the center. Abraham Mountain is on the right. Abraham Lake can be seen barely on the left.
Looking South West. Mount ...
The summit of the South Peak.
The summit of the South Peak.
Looking South West to Mount Michener.
Looking South West to Mount ...
More of the South summit.
More of the South summit.
Yours truly on the South summit with the North summit in the center.
Yours truly on the South ...
Looking down to some clear cutting off the Eastern side.
Looking down to some clear ...
Looking South East to Eagle Mountain.
Looking South East to Eagle ...
A panorama from the South summit of Coliseum Mountain.
A panorama from the South ...
Hiking down off the South summit.
Hiking down off the South ...
The North summit cap of Coliseum Mountain.
The North summit cap of ...
Looking back to the South summit from the summit ridge.
Looking back to the South ...
Looking North to Shunda Mountain.
Looking North to Shunda ...
Looking down to Historic Nordegg.
Looking down to Historic ...
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