Scrambling Photos from Mount Lawrence Grassi South Peak

June 15, 2008

Mount Lawrence Grassi is a short scramble by Canmore that requires some bushwacking. It is less often climbed than other scrambles near Canmore. I made a false identification of the summit from a gully and as a result ended up heading up the wrong peak. I didn't realize this till I was most of the way up. So I decided to go to the top of the peak I was on which is the South Peak of Mount Lawrence Grassi

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Old Goat Ridge across the Spray Valley.

Old Goat Ridge across the ...

The East End of Rundle nearby to the North

The East End of Rundle nearby ...

Old Goat Mountain and Mount Nester.

Old Goat Mountain and Mount ...

Looking up a gully to the summit of Mount Lawrence Grassi.

Looking up a gully to the ...

Mount Nester and Old Goat Mountain above Goat Lake.

Mount Nester and Old Goat ...

The summit of Mount Lawrence Grassi on the left and the South Peak above me.

The summit of Mount Lawrence ...

Looking into the next range past Goat Ridge.

Looking into the next range ...

The summit of Mount Lawrence Grassi to the North.

The summit of Mount Lawrence ...

Following up the previous groups tracks to the summit. They were left from a previous day.

Following up the previous ...

Looking to the summit of the South Peak of Mount Lawrence Grassi.

Looking to the summit of the ...

Looking down off of a down climb necessary to reach the highpoint of the South End of Mount Lawrence Grassi.

Looking down off of a down ...

Looking to the summit past a cool rock pinnacle.

Looking to the summit past a ...

Looking South to Big Sister. The highest peak of the Three Sisters.

Looking South to Big Sister. ...

Looking back to the peak I came down from to get to the high point of the South End of Mount Lawrence Grassi.

Looking back to the peak I ...

Looking down to Canmore from the summit.

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Looking down to the Quarry Lake. Canmore's local swimming hole.

Looking down to the Quarry ...

Mount Lougheed to the South past the Three Sisters.

Mount Lougheed to the South ...

Looking far South. Mount Joffre is visible in the center in the distance.

Looking far South. Mount ...

Mount Nester and Old Goat Mountain to the South.

Mount Nester and Old Goat ...

Mount Assiniboine to the West.

Looking North East to Mount Aylmer right of center.

Looking North East to Mount ...

Grotto Mountain across the Bow Valley.

Grotto Mountain across the ...

The Three Sisters nearby.

Goat Lake and nearby mountains.

Goat Lake and nearby ...

A panorama from the summit of the South Peak of Mount Lawrence Grassi.

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Pilot Mountain on the left and Mount Temple in the center looking far North West.

Pilot Mountain on the left ...

Heading back up to a sub peak I came down from.

Heading back up to a sub peak ...

Scrambling back to the subpeak.

Scrambling back to the ...

Looking down to the Spray Valley.

Looking down to the Spray ...

Purple saxifrage

Hiking back down to tree line.

Pilot Mountain and Mount Temple looking far North West.

Pilot Mountain and Mount ...

Looking far West to both peaks of Fatigue Mountain

Looking far West to both ...

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