On Saturday we had our first true Canadian hike and it was a good one. A lot of the peaks still have snow on them so we are limited to the front range for a few more weeks. On the plus side the front range is a short 30 min drive from our front door. Saturdays peak was Yamnuska, which translates to Wall of Stone, when you see it the name seems fitting. The hike was a bit of a scramble in sections with a few interesting points and the ~800m gain was a little tiring. The trip down was a little quicker as we descended down a massive scree slope. Unfortunately one of the group took a pretty big fall after gaining too much speed down the scree, luckily there were no broken bones, just wounded pride.
Yamnuska 2240m, thats 12m higher than Mount Kosciusko and without the chairlift.
Looking over the edge of the main wall.
Aleisha and the view from the 3/4 point.
In Canada this is called scrambling, its so much more exciting than walking down a fire trail in the Blue Mountains.
1 comment:
Wow! Not a bad think to have in the neighborhood :-)
wounded pride can hurt more than a splintered leg bone :-D ... but probably easier to walk with.
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