Dave's Scrambles: Elbow Valley
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Mountain |
Date Last Climbed |
Total Elevation |
Height Gain |
| 1. |
Mt. Fullerton |
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8,950 ft (2728M) |
3,445 ft (1050M) |
| 2. |
Mt. Remus |
29 Oct 05 |
8,819 ft (2688M) |
3,445 ft (1050M) |
| 3. |
Mt. Romulus |
05 Oct 03 |
9,291 ft (2832M) |
4,035 ft (1230M) |
| 4. |
Mt. Glasgow |
18 Jul 03 |
9,629 ft (2935M) |
4,298 ft (1310M) |
| 5. |
Mt. Cornwall |
18 Jul 03 |
9,745 ft (2970M) |
1,214 ft (370M) |
| 6. |
Banded Peak |
18 Jul 03 |
9,626 ft (2934M) |
1,031 ft (314M) |
| 7. |
Outlaw Peak |
18 Jul 03 |
9,350 ft (2850M) |
820 ft (250M) |
| 8. |
Cougar Mtn. |
|
9,393 ft (2863M) |
4,101 ft (1250M) |
| 9. |
Nihahi Ridge Traverse |
28 Aug 04 |
8,300 ft (2530M) |
4,183 ft (1275M) |
| 10. |
Compression Ridge |
28 Aug 04 |
8,202 ft (2500M) |
1,476 ft (450M) |
| 11. |
The Wedge |
14 Sep 02 |
8,743 ft (2665M) |
3,609 ft (1100M) |
| 12. |
Opal Ridge |
13 Apr 01 |
8,448 ft (2575M) |
2,854 ft (870M) |
| 13. |
Mt. Kidd South |
13 May 00 |
9,498 ft (2895M) |
4,232 ft (1290M) |
| 14. |
Mt. Kidd |
24 May 03 |
9,705 ft (2958M) |
4,429 ft (1350M) |
| 15. |
Fisher Peak |
|
10,016 ft (3053M) |
5,151 ft (1570M) |
| 16. |
Mt. Bogart |
26 Jul 98 |
10,315 ft (3144M) |
5,413 ft (1650M) |
| 17. |
Mt. Lawson |
|
9,170 ft (2795M) |
4,068 ft (1240M) |
| 18. |
Grizzly Peak |
21 Oct 00 |
8,202 ft (2500M) |
2,953 ft (900M) |
| 19. |
Gap Mtn. |
04 Oct 03 |
8,776 ft (2675M) |
2,559 ft (780M) |
| 20. |
Tombstone South |
|
9,842 ft (3000M) |
3,346 ft (1020M) |
| 21. |
Mt. Hood |
|
9,524 ft (2903M) |
4,265 ft (1300M) |
| 22. |
Moose Mtn |
|
7,996 ft (2437M) |
1,550 ft (470M) |
The Elbow/Kananaskis Valley is another great place to scramble. The rock is generally pretty
strong, so your handholds and footholds are generally pretty safe. To get to this area, you
go out the TransCanada Highway (Highway 1) from Calgary. After about 40 minutes, head south
on highway 40.
Some of the mountains in this area are in the Bragg Creek Area, which would have a different
set of directions. To get to Bragg Creek, go out highway 22x until you get to Bragg Creek.
Continue west until you end up near Elbow Falls. From there you will end up in Eastern Kananaskis.
This is the front range and these mountains are generally the first to come into season. I can
see these mountains from my office in downtown Calgary, so I can see how much snow is out there.
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