Mt. Temple is a truly awesome day out for anyone with the legs for 6,000 feet of ascent. It's one of the 54 11,000 foot summits in the Canadian Rockies. There's a quote from a famous US climber who says something like 'compared to the Canadian 11,000ers, the Colorado 14,000ers are a walk in the park'. Don't be fooled by the lowly altitude of our local hills; our trailheads are lower and the rock on the summits can be favourably compared to the very worst at Swanage (an infamously loose limestone sea cliff in the south of England). The Temple hike has the added spice provided by passing through the territory of at least three grizzly bears - and the best time to attempt it is, of course, in the middle of prime berry season. The views from the summit are fantastic, and the memory of the day will live on way past the pain of aching thighs.....more pics here.
Looking west from South Baldy, Kananskis Country
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Mt Temple
Mt. Temple is a truly awesome day out for anyone with the legs for 6,000 feet of ascent. It's one of the 54 11,000 foot summits in the Canadian Rockies. There's a quote from a famous US climber who says something like 'compared to the Canadian 11,000ers, the Colorado 14,000ers are a walk in the park'. Don't be fooled by the lowly altitude of our local hills; our trailheads are lower and the rock on the summits can be favourably compared to the very worst at Swanage (an infamously loose limestone sea cliff in the south of England). The Temple hike has the added spice provided by passing through the territory of at least three grizzly bears - and the best time to attempt it is, of course, in the middle of prime berry season. The views from the summit are fantastic, and the memory of the day will live on way past the pain of aching thighs.....more pics here.
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