Climbing Routes
The mountain offers several routes for climbers and the normal route on the southwest side offers a moderate class scrambling route. See Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies for a description of that route. Climbers must be careful on this "easy" climb due to falling rock and if lost on the route, steep cliffs and avalanches.
- South-West Ridge (Normal Route) (I)
- By late July or early August, the southwest ridge is generally free of snow and is a moderate scramble for experienced parties. An ice axe is recommended for the summit.
- East Ridge (IV 5.7)
- North Face, Elzinga/Miller (IV 5.7)
- North East Buttress, Greenwood/Jones (III, 5.7, A3 or 5.10) One of the most secure route of the north side of the mountain. Free climbed in August 1983, René Boisselle and Bernard Faure, Re: CAJ, 1984, p. 130.
Current route conditions can be obtained from a climbing warden at the park information centre in Lake Louise. A climber's log outside the centre may also provide comments from other climbers.
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