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Edmonton, AB
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Posted - 04/22/2012 : 09:31 AM
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| Does anyone have any information about the connecting ridge from Mount Howard to Mount Fullerton? This is the one that goes down the southwest ridge of Mount Howard to 408335 and then goes up the northwest ridge of Mt Fullerton. There is a photo on Bob Spirko's web site that suggests that it might be feasible as a scramble. Here is the link: http://bobspirko.ca/Elbow/MtFullerton/MtFullerton_0655p.jpg |
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Posted - 04/24/2012 : 09:12 AM
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| I would be curious about this as well. I'll have to check my photos. I've done both Howard and Fullerton on seperate days. |
Edited by - jeffs78 on 04/24/2012 09:12 AM |
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Calgary, Alberta
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Posted - 04/24/2012 : 10:56 AM
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I ended up on the east ridge of Mount Howard because there was too much snow to do Mount Fullerton safely. From the east ridge it looked like there were some steep cliff bands near the summit. There are good resolution shots on Google Earth and it looks like these cliff bands could be bypassed.
The CSMC Meet-up group did Mount Howard and have some good high res photos online, maybe that'll give you a better look of that ridge:
http://www.meetup.com/Calgary-Scrambling-and-Mountaineering-Club/events/36458642/
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Edmonton, AB
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Posted - 04/24/2012 : 9:55 PM
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Thank you for this,
On further investigation, I found a terrific photo on So's website. Although it does not look quite so mild as on the topo map, I think it might work. Because of the distance an alpine start would be required, but it might be worth a go.
Here's the pic: http://www.soistheman.com/diary/page.php?id=mt-howard&page=18
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Calgary, Alberta
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Posted - 04/25/2012 : 05:52 AM
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| Which approach were you thinking of taking? It might make more sense to go in via Nihahi Creek |
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Calgary, Alberta
Andorra
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Posted - 04/25/2012 : 09:49 AM
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| Wow. That is very attractive. |
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Posted - 04/25/2012 : 09:50 AM
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How cool is that? I've eyeballed this very ridgewalk idea when I went up Fullerton a couple years ago. At that time, my partner and I combined Fullerton with Nihahi Ridge as a loop.
I'm hoping to get into the area again for a variety of objectives/days. This could be one of them. Others include Bryant, Howard, Compression and a variety of GR points to the north of Bryant.
Let me know if and when you may be interested in a member of your exploration party.
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Edited by - Granticulus on 04/25/2012 09:51 AM |
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Edmonton, AB
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Posted - 04/25/2012 : 5:18 PM
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I was thinking about the approach up Nihahi Creek and then the North Fork rather than the West Fork (which I think avoids a scree slog to the summit of Mt Howard). Then up the ridge between the two watersheds (Canyon Creek to the north and Nihahi Creek to the south with the base of Compression Ridge immediately to the east. Then west along this ridge and then south to the summit of Mt Howard.
Actually, I started out with the idea of traversing Nihahi Ridge and then hiking east along the watershed ridge to Mt Howard, but then I thought that if I made the effort to get that far, I would probably want to tackle Compression Ridge.
I will post some possible dates later on. It looks like a long day, so some company is particularly welcome.
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Posted - 04/25/2012 : 5:36 PM
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^^^
I would certainly be interested if you did something like this. Would you be looking at Nihahi Ridge to Compression Ridge or Howard to Fullerton?
I have to thank you for posting your Folding Mountain TR last year. It provided me with information on a mountain trail I never knew existed. If you ever want to try Fiddle Peak, let me know as well. Cheers! |
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Edmonton, AB
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Posted - 04/27/2012 : 10:34 AM
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I would certainly be interested if you did something like this. Would you be looking at Nihahi Ridge to Compression Ridge or Howard to Fullerton?
I have to thank you for posting your Folding Mountain TR last year. It provided me with information on a mountain trail I never knew existed. If you ever want to try Fiddle Peak, let me know as well. Cheers!
Sorry for the confusion. I was thinking about Mount Howard (via Nihahi Creek)/Mt Fullerton. Nihahi Ridge and Compression Ridge must wait until some later date.
I'm glad you liked the Folding Mountain TR. Apparently you can go all the way to Miette hotsprings, but it would mean fording Fiddle River (and it is a very long slog). |
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Posted - 04/27/2012 : 10:42 AM
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Sorry for the confusion. I was thinking about Mount Howard (via Nihahi Creek)/Mt Fullerton. Nihahi Ridge and Compression Ridge must wait until some later date.
I'm glad you liked the Folding Mountain TR. Apparently you can go all the way to Miette hotsprings, but it would mean fording Fiddle River (and it is a very long slog).
I have thought about the hike to Miette hotsprings. I think the appeal there lies with a post-hike soak in the hotspings. If you could do a point-to-point with a pre-arranged car shuttle, that would be cool. I'd like to do Nihahi Ridge and Compression Ridge someday, has anybody done this, how many hours are we talking? |
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Posted - 05/04/2012 : 2:20 PM
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Originally posted by jeffs78
I'd like to do Nihahi Ridge and Compression Ridge someday, has anybody done this, how many hours are we talking?
Depending on the fitness level of your weakest partner, long. Check out Mike Potter's Ridgewalks in the Cdn Rockies where he combined the two. I think we're talking a good 12 hours.
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Calgary, AB
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Calgary, Alberta
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Posted - 05/23/2012 : 1:09 PM
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| V1, looks like a lot of snow still. did you happen to capture any photos with Remus or Romulus? |
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Calgary, AB
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Posted - 05/23/2012 : 3:05 PM
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Yes north slopes are still have lots of snow, Fisher range even had some nasty looking cornices on East side we could see.
Sorry no pix of Romulus and Remus, Fullerton covered them for us, we did not go that far. |
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Edmonton, AB
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Posted - 05/23/2012 : 4:21 PM
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Originally posted by jeffs78
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Sorry for the confusion. I was thinking about Mount Howard (via Nihahi Creek)/Mt Fullerton. Nihahi Ridge and Compression Ridge must wait until some later date.
I'm glad you liked the Folding Mountain TR. Apparently you can go all the way to Miette hotsprings, but it would mean fording Fiddle River (and it is a very long slog).
I have thought about the hike to Miette hotsprings. I think the appeal there lies with a post-hike soak in the hotspings. If you could do a point-to-point with a pre-arranged car shuttle, that would be cool. I'd like to do Nihahi Ridge and Compression Ridge someday, has anybody done this, how many hours are we talking?
Jeff, Nihahi + Compression is on my list, but I won't go for Kane's route. I will do it via Bob and Vern's route, which only requires one car and far less tedious.
http://www.explor8ion.com/vern/scrambles/compression/compression.html |
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