Activity: Hiking/Scrambling
Distance: 6 km (RT)Altitude: 2,606 m
Elevation Gain: 1200 m
Area: Bow Valley (Canmore)
Crew: Caitlin and Mom
Time to Summit: Unknown (blog created post-hike)
Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes (until the heli-pad)
Trailhead: Cougar Creek Parking Lot
Getting There:
Heading West on the Trans-Canada (Hwy 1), take the Canmore exit on the right (North), heading to the Silvertip resort. Follow Palliser Trail. Turn left on Benchlands Trail road. Park just before the bridge on the left along Elk Run Boulevard.
Additional Info:
Steep hiking until the heli-pad. Scree from the heli-pad to the ridge. Then there is the infamous knife-edge ridgewalk to the summit.
Trip #2 (2018)
Me and Caitlin on the knife-edge ridge of Lady MacDonald
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