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Mount Kent | 2013-08-17
Mount Kent
- Location: Kananaskis Country (Highway 742)
- Activity: Scrambling
- Height: 2,635 m (8,645 ft)
- Elevation Gain: 800 m (2,625 ft)
- Distance: 6.1 km / Round Trip (3.8 mi)
- Avg Steepness: 14.7°
- Estimated Time: 4-6 hrs
- Technicality: Advanced
- Fitness Level: Moderate
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My first plan was The Fist just like two weeks before this trip. My previous attempt was shut down by trail closer due to bear activity, so this time I checked website. It didn't say anything about Commonwealth creek trail closure, but when I arrived at the parking lot, I saw the same thing. Yellow tape! The trail was still closed.
So I left the parking lot and drove down south and saw Mount Kent. K-k-k-k-Kent, one of the most boring peaks I have ever done... and I refuse to write a trip report on this peak! Boo! Boo! Who would cover such boring peak on a book (that would be Nugara lol)? Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
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Mount Kent | 2013-08-17
Some cleaning done after the flooding. This is where I started.
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Mount Kent | 2013-08-17
I'm writing trip report after more than 1 year, and I don't remember exactly, but if I think I couldn't find a trail most of the way up.
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Mount Kent | 2013-08-17
It was decent day at this point. I didn't know the mountain range behind is actually called Spray Mountains which includes Warspite, Black Price, etc.
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Mount Kent | 2013-08-17
Then Darth Vader had arrived and ruined my views.
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Mount Kent | 2013-08-17
The rain made slabs bit slippery. My friend came here when snow was here and told me his horror story about this place. I have to agree if snow is here, this place would be dangerous.
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Mount Kent | 2013-08-17
You can see the drainage I used for approach I believe… Actually I don't quite remember… or maybe it more like I don't want to remember about this boring peak….
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Mount Kent | 2013-08-17
Mount Kent is actually quite unique in weird way. The actual summit is clearly lower than many high points on this long ridge which has an official name Kent Ridge. I just could not stop questioning about what kind of right-minded person would randomly pick this non-significant high point and call it as the summit?
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Mount Kent | 2013-08-17
Darth Vader is gone and now it's peaceful.
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Mount Kent | 2013-08-17
Don't like walking on this type of drainage. Too much debris.
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