Mount
Bosworth II
August
16, 2011
Mountain
height: 2771 m
Elevation gain:
1120 m
Roundtrip
time: 5:30
Scrambling
with Raff.
Both
with some time off work, Raff and I planned to hike into the Skoki area and
attempt
a number of ascents around the Pipestone Valley and/or Red Deer Lakes.
Good
weather was predicted for the 4-5 day trip, however we arrived in Lake
Louise
to completely overcast skies. Extremely disillusioned about this turn
in the
weather we decided to head south, where better weather was likely. But
first,
since we had driven all the way to Lake Louise, we decided to pick a
quick
nearby objective.
While
Raff had yet to do an ascent of Mount Bosworth, I had completed the
trip in
2003, with Mark. Unusually thick forest fire smoke had completely obliterated any
views that
day and so a repeat visit seemed reasonable. I was desperately hoping
clearer
skies would prevail in the late afternoon to thoroughly reveal the
excellent
summit panorama.
They
didn’t. The summit view was certainly better than what I had previously
experienced, but still very much lacking in that “WOW!” factor.
A
good day of exercise, but not much more. Thankfully the company was
excellent
even if the views
were not.
Popes Peak
The summit block
Raff is just visible at the col between the summit block and the eastern outlier
Raff scrambles up a rockband near the summit
Looking west from the summit; the prominent peak at the right is the southern outlier of Mount Daly
Raff takes the last few steps to the top
Daly at the right
Daly
Cathedral Mountain
Leaving the summit
Raff scrambles down into the main descent gully