Ascent of Mount Rae on 2019-07-27| Others in Party: | Chris
James
Alex
| | Date: | Saturday, July 27, 2019 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Car | | Peak: | Mount Rae | | Location: | Canada-Alberta | | Elevation: | 10580 ft / 3224 m |
Ascent Trip ReportNice hike up Mt. Rae which is the highest visible mountain from Calgary and 4th highest in K-Country. Approach trail is via Ptarmiquen cirque which sees hundreds of hikers. Scree was not as loose as anticipated and we avoided it all together on way up to col by sticking to the rock rib. Bypassed pinnacle on left and started up on to ridge near true summit. Views were amazing in all directions. Stayed half an hour on top and then descended with James as Chris/Alex came up. They took the ridge up which is exposed in some places. Way down was over some poor slabs until we hit the trail and then scree run down all the way basically. A few other climbers were coming up. Took lunch at cirque by waterfalls and then descended just over 5 hours total time. Finished by 1pm. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 3425 ft / 1043 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 5.5 mi / 8.8 km | | Route: | Direct | | Trailhead: | Highwood Pass 7155 ft / 2180 m | | Grade/Class: | Class 3 | | Quality: | 4 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Snow on Ground, Scramble | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles | | Weather: | Cool, Very Windy, Low Clouds
High wind gusts | | Ascent Statistics | | Time: | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Time: | 2 Hours 15 Minutes |
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