NUGARA Scrambles - Potentially Easy for Winter RESEARCH

WATERTON LAKES
Mount Anderson
Spionkop Ridge
Avion Ridge
Lost Mountain
Bauerman, Mount
Festubert Mountain
Vimy Ridge

EAST CASTLE
Victoria Ridge
Loaf Mountain

WEST CASTLE
Table Mountain
St. Eloi Mountain
Gravelstafel Ridge

CATARACT CREEK AND HIGHWOOD
Muir, Mountain
Strachan Mount

ELBOW VALLEY
TIara Peak - DONE
Bryant, Mount (2 routes - easy one)
Howard, Mount


EAST KANANASKIS / HIGHWAY 40
Wasootch Peak
Old Baldy Mountain
Wendell Mountain

WEST KANANASKIS / HIGHWAY 742
Kent Ridge - North Summit
Snow Peak

KANE Scrambles - Potentially Easy for Winter RESEARCH

Alan Kane:

WATERTON
Bertha Peak
Carthew, Mount
Alderson, Mount
Lineham, Mount

CROWSNEST PASS
Turtle Mountain
Ward, Mount
Window Mountain

CANMORE AND BOW VALLEY
East of End of Rundle (DONE)
A, W - Grotto Mountain
A, W - Yamnuska, Mount (DONE)
***Middle Sister
Ha Ling Peak (DONE)

SMITH DORRIEN AREA
Mount Sparrowhawk
The Fortress (DONE)
*** Gusty Peak

ELBOW / KANANASIS VALLEY
Banded Peak (NOT WINTER)
Mount Kidd South Peak (avalanche path in winter)
Grizzly Peak

KANANASKIS LAKES AREA
***Mount Sarrail
Warrior Mountain
Mount Cordonnier
A,W - Indefatigable, Mount (S peak)

BANFF
A,W - Rundle, Mount
A,W - Cory, Mount
W, - Bourgeau Mountain
A, - Castle Mountain
A - Helena Ridge
Television Peak

LAKE LOUISE AREA
A,W - St. Piran, Mount
*** - Fairview, Mount
A,W - Panorama Ridge
Tower of Babel

SKOKI
Skoki Mountain
W - Fossil Mountain
*** Brachiopod Mountain
*** Anthozoan Mountain

FIELD AND LITTLE YOHO VALLEY
Burgess, Mount
Field, Mount
***Paget Peak
Kerr, Mount
Pollinger, Mount


ICEFIELDS PARKWAY
Cirque Peak
Observation Peak
Tangle Ridge
Sunwapta Peak

JASPER AREA
Cinquefoil Mountain
Indian Ridge
Pyramid Mountain

Ice Climbing Checklist

Hot handz
Hot toes

BD Mitts
Leather gloves
Base layer gloves

Lunch
1 litre metal water bottle
750 insulated water bottle
500 ml Thermos
1 litre thermos
Snacks for drive home
Gas money
Plastic bag for boots

Dry Rope
Crampons
Boots (Plastic bag)
ice Tools
Harness (4 draws)
ice screws
Belay Device

Guide Book

Avalanche info

Under Resources:
Go to Videos
http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/training/resources/videos

Weather forecasts
http://www.mountain-forecast.com/

Ice climbing conditions and forum:
http://www.gravsports-ice.com/icethreads/

Summits in 2010

Tantalus
Dionne
Serratus

The Fortress
Cascades

Holy Cross
Windtower
Red Ridge
Exshaw Ridge
Lorette x2
Mt. Kidd failed
Tiara Peak
Belmore Browne
Mt. Burke
Commonwealth Peak
Grizzly Peak

X Country ski list

Wax (3 + cork)
Skis
boots
poles
Toque
gloves
Water
Snacks for car ride home
Snacks for trail
Lunch
Map
GPS
extra batteries for gps

Winter scrambles

Little Mcdougall (Volcano Peak)
Little Bertha
Little Lougheed
King Creek Ridge
Commonwealth Ridge - DONE
Windtower - DONE
Red Ridge - DONE
Grizzly Peak (Vern) Jan - DONE
Mount Gordon (Vern) Jan
Opal Ridge North (Vern) Feb
Pigeon Mountain (Vern) Feb
Twin Cairns (Vern) Dec
Wasootch Peak (Vern) Jan
Grant MacEwan (Vern) Jan
Heart Mountain (Vern) Jan
Burstall Pass Peak Jan
Crystal Ridge traverse
Rummel Ridge
Midnight Peak (with alternative Ridge down)
Turtle Mountain
Grotto
Limestone
East Peak of Wendell
Robertson and Tallon
Thunder (south on highway 22)
Baldy
Mt. Collembola
Raspberry Ridge
Gunnery Mountain
Hailstone Butte
Sentinel PEak
Windy Peak to Livingstone (to Coffin) traverse
Cirque Peak
Fossil Mountain


Easy Snowshoeing
Crystal Ridge (Claud)
Chester Lake
Fairview Mountain
Pocaterra Tarn
Saddle mountain Windy peak

Easy Hikes
Sulphur Mountain

Mountain Biking
Jumpingpound Mountain

X country ski links

Map for Bragg creek
http://www.tpr.alberta.ca/parks/kananaskis/pdfs/2007_maps/Bragg_Creek_XC_Trails_Map.pdf

Trail report for K country (also has external links to maps and other resources)
http://www.tpr.alberta.ca/parks/kananaskis/trailreport.aspx


http://trails.braggcreek.ca/ski.htm

http://kananaskisblog.com/

Scrambling Checklist

Check:
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/forecast/trends_graph_e.html?wnr&unit=m
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/parksfx/caab0629
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caab0177
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/skifx/caab0635
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/skifx/caab0635

ice axe
helmet
hiking poles
balaclava
toque
gloves (base and outer)
Black diamond mitts
2 hot handz
Snow shoes
Gore tex jacket
Gore tex pants
Fleece pants
Long underwear top / bottom
Gaiters
Boots
Down Jacket
Map+ plastic bag
GPS
Sunglasses
Sun screen
Headlamp
Extra Batteries
Guidebook (scrambles and More scrambles)
Plastic bag for wet boots
Lunch / Snacks
Lunch insulator
Water bottle
Water insulator
Extra water after trip (1 Litre thermos)
Extra food after trip (chips, granola bar)
First aid kit
Whistle
Compass
walkie talkies

Summer:
Bear Spray
pack cover for rain

Back packing:
Rain Jacket
Stove / fuel
Dehydrated food
water purification tablets
mosquito repellent