Mount Redoubt
July 26, 2005
Mountain height: 2,902 m (9,519 ft)
Elevation gain: approx. 850 m
Ascent time: 3:20
(from Hidden Lake)
Descent time: 2:30
Scrambling with Jodi.
I really should have enjoyed this scramble
more. Unfortunately, the miserable, cloudy weather put a damper on things.
Redoubt does sport a magnificent view towards Mount
Temple and other dazzling 11,000ers of
the Lake Louise area, and although the
difficult scrambling along the ridge was very enjoyable, I found it to be an
inadequate substitute for a potential magnificent summit view, had the sky been
cloud-free. Jodi also very much enjoyed the hands-on scrambling and negotiated
the terrain effortlessly, once again leading the descent with speed and ease.
Wearing approach
shoes for the scramble was a big mistake, given the large amount of scree and
rubble slogging. They simply didn’t protect my feet enough, making most of the
trip quite uncomfortable and sometimes painful. Definitely another trip that
I’d like to repeat on a clear day.
