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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
Red Ridge
- Location: Kananaskis Country (Highway 742)
- Activity: Scrambling
- Height: 2,646 m (8,682 ft)
- Elevation Gain: 1,030 m (3,379 ft)
- Distance: 9.4 km / Round Trip (5.8 mi)
- Avg Steepness: 12.4°
- Estimated Time: 5-8 hrs
- Technicality: Intermediate
- Fitness Level: Moderate
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Pink line is the actual track I took which was recorded by my GPS. There should be a trail from Spary Lakes Day Use parking that I found out afterward. We pretty much bushwhacked from beginning.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
Below treeline, terrain was rather gentle but maybe not too easy for snowshoeing though.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
After two hours in bush we finally got out of tree… We only covered 2.5 km. Snow snow snow…
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
As soon as you are above the treeline, you will be welcomed by beautiful mountain view.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
I was thinking that Red Ridge is a smaller peak comparing near by mountains but still it is 2650 m high. Long way to go.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
I think this sheep slept in and realized he's left out from his group. He was wandering the same place all day, we saw him on the way up and down.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
There are 3 easy scramble spots if you choose to stay on top of ridge. This is the first one.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
Only few words we could come up while we were there. "Holy crap" and "Outrageous". View from this ridge is superb especially in winter I guess.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
Another view of Sparrowhawk.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
Big cornices. I think we were so lucky that the weather was so warm and no wind that day. The best winter weather so far in 09 winter. Mark was hiking with T-shirt.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
360 from the peak. What a day and what a place to end 2009 season.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
The crux from our route. Still easy scramble.
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Red Ridge | 2009-12-28
OUTRAGEOUS!! Mouseover for names.
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