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Sunburst Peaks | 2010-08-24
Sunburst Peaks
- Location: Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
- Activity: Scrambling
- Height: 2,735 m (8,974 ft)
- Elevation Gain: 620 m (2,034 ft)
- Distance: 4.3 km / Round Trip (2.7 mi)
- Avg Steepness: 16.1°
- Estimated Time: 2.5-4 hrs
- Technicality: Advanced
- Fitness Level: Easy
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The above stats are from Lake Magog Campground.
After Nub Peak hike, we came back to camp and ate lunch. Little bit rest then went for another scramble. There was a little bit of trail closer to the summit but most of the way up you need to find a way. From the campground, we followed a trail in the camp which goes by section #8, 9, 10. Soon there was another trail which went down to lake shore where there was a bit of opening and we could see Lake Magog. We went off-trail into bush at this point. The bushwhacking only lasted 5 minutes or so then there was a bouldering field (page 3). We scrambled up the bouldering until terrain flattened (small bowl I guess). There are 2 choices. Steep grass/scree slope which leads to more scramble (moderate) on the right (north), or go farther straight (west) towards a big cliff and take a grassy ledge which is easier route. With smart route finding, difficulty can be just a hike on the ledge route. Either way you have to zigzag to above small rockbands (or you can scramble up these rockbands if you’d like) and aim towards a gully (farther west). The gully took us on the top of the flat summit of Sunburst. For route line please see page 2.
Probably the ones I have summated from this backpacking, Sunburst is the closest peak to Assiniboine and again view was superb! Only thing missing was bikini girls at lake shore…
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Mouseover for route line.
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After a short bushwhacking, now bouldering.
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I like afternoon hike. Sunny day like this usually the color becomes so vivid.
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Grass/scree route. It's quite steep.
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Aga following my route… Obviously I didn't choose the easiest route. (^ω^*)
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Next time I will bring binocular in case there are bikini girls at the lake shore.
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Some interesting looking towers.
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North face is such a intense cliff all the way to the bottom, but the summit is flat and wide.
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Insane view from the summit. Mouseover for names.
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How beautiful my wife is!!
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Some serious drop. Cerulean Lake (left) and Sunburst Lake (right). If I jump far enough, I might survive by diving into one of the lakes.
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One more picture of Assiniboine.
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Group pic. From left, So and Aga. What the simple names, however you don't want t know my Japanese last name or her Polish last name… Mr. and Ms/Mrs. Smith may not realize how painful it is to spell out last name every time someone asks…
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Sunburst Peaks | 2010-08-24
Christmas is here!! Tell your old buddy that I said where is my bikini girls!! (`ε´メ)ρ