Galatea South Attempt | Snowshoeing in Kananaskis Country (Highway 742)

01 Galatea South Attempt | 2013-02-10

Little Galatea

Location: Kananaskis Country (Highway 742)
Activity: Snowshoeing
Height: 2,704 m (8,872 ft)
Elevation Gain: 830 m (2,723 ft)
Distance: 11.0 km / Round Trip (6.8 mi)
Avg Steepness: 8.6°
Estimated Time: 5-7 hrs
Technicality: Intermediate
Fitness Level: Moderate

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Related Trips:
- Mount Galatea
- Galatea South
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I had a very similar trip to this before. I attempted The Tower south peak from south ridge. This time, I attempted experimental Galatea south peak via Little Galatea. I took Marko's route to get to Little Galatea. This route is different from Snowshoe book by Nugara.

To Little Galatea:
I followed Rummel Lake route until creek crossing (waypoint "Off-trail"). From the creek, as the name of waypoint suggests, I went off trail and bushwhacked my way up to the NW ridge of Little Galatea.

Beyond Little:
Just like the Tower's south ridge, it started easy but as I went farther the ridge became narrower. At one point I saw exposure on both side with little too much snow on top. After debating for 10 min, I decided to turn around.