Scrambling Photos from Mount Lady Macdonald

June 30, 2008

My July long weekend was pretty crappy. Long story so I will spare you but I was able to fit in one scramble on it. Mount Lady Macdonald is a short fun objective if you are stuck in the Canmore area. The summit ridge is very exposed but with a good head on you it is quite doable. It is popular so expect to see quite a few people on it

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Mount Lady Macdonald from the approach trail.

Mount Lady Macdonald from the ...

looking down the Cougar Creek Valley.

looking down the Cougar Creek ...

The Three Sisters across the valley.

The Three Sisters across the ...

Mount Lawrence Grassi across the valley.

Mount Lawrence Grassi across ...

So interesting terrain further up.

So interesting terrain ...

Looking up to the summit.

Looking up Bow Valley. Mount Rundle is on the left. Cascade Mountain is on the right in the distance.

Looking up Bow Valley. Mount ...

Looking down to a water hole in part of Canmore.

Looking down to a water hole ...

Grotto Mountain next door.

Interesting terrain on the mountain.

Interesting terrain on the ...

The basement of the helicopter pad that was a failed venture to have a teahouse up here. The basement has been broken into and litter and graffiti are everywhere.

The basement of the ...

disgusting.

The teahouse platform and helicopter pad behind.

The teahouse platform and ...

Looking back down to the helicopter pad.

Looking back down to the ...

White Mountain Avens perched on the summit ridge.

White Mountain Avens perched ...

The summit of Mount Lady Macdonald way across a very exposed ridge.

The summit of Mount Lady ...

Looking down off the East side of the ridge.

Looking down off the East ...

The exposed summit ridge.

Mount Townsend to the East.

Mount Charles Stewart. High summit on the left and South Peak on the right.

Mount Charles Stewart. High ...

Squaw's Tit another scramble in Alan Kane's scramble book.

Squaw's Tit another scramble ...

Mount Rundle.

An unnamed summit nearby to the South East.

An unnamed summit nearby to ...

Grotto Mountain nearby.

The author on the summit.

A panorama from the summit.

Other scramblers on the summit ridge.

Other scramblers on the ...

Looking down to Canmore.

This fellow hiking the ridge stared at me and didn't respond when I said hello. Oh well. I wonder where in the world he came from to have such bad manners but I doubt he would have told if I asked.

This fellow hiking the ridge ...

More shots of people on the summit ridge.

More shots of people on the ...

Looking back to the summit.

A spider flower I saw on my way down.

A spider flower I saw on my ...

A wild rose on my way back down.

A wild rose on my way back ...

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