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OBSERVATION Peak Hike (4K) - Icefields Parkway - Banff National Park
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2019
- Having had my eye on this one for a couple years we decided to get out and give it a whirl. Small elevation gain to get over 10,000 feet and minimal ascent time to boot.
Due to my GPS giving me some grief and having had some directions from others on the trail who had summitted before, we decided to take the climbers left gully and ascend the Lefthand ridge instead of the more popular Righthand ridge.
It worked out just fine for us (minus the scree groveling) and may actually be very similar time-wise to the top as the right-hand ridge offers. The only disclaimer on the left-hand ascent ridge is, Make sure you traverse left to right on the large cliff band you encounter and then head up left in the scree gulley. Otherwise, you will get cliffed out if you go all the way to the top of this ridge. Looks like Daniel Nakagawa (soistheman) did this as well on a snowshoe trip.
Amazing views of Peyto and Bow lake as well as many prominent peaks! A minimal effort to great reward kind of day.
Observation Peak is an 8.0 kilometer lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada that features beautiful wildflowers. The trail is primarily used for hiking, rock climbing, and nature trips and is best used from April until October.
Disclaimer - Always scramble within your own abilities. Thoroughly assess the situation and research the route. Just because I may have done this route at this time doesn't mean you can or should. GPS and/or a topo map are a valuable tool to help. Leave a route description behind with exact location should you not arrive home at a predetermined time. Have a way to contact rescue as well if you are in an area of no cell service(SPOT, Garmin, etc.). Also, if hiking in winter make sure you have the necessary skill and knowledge regarding unstable conditions and perform a proper risk assessment prior to engaging in this activity.
We did it yesterday after watching your video! Really fun route. When I don't know which trail to do, I'm always like 'check out what Harlan Fox did'
... Well my route was a little different than the main route, however it worked for us. Glad you made it. CHEERS!
Awesome video! Beautiful views. Can't wait to get out that way one day and get some footage of my own to put up on the channel.
Both of you guys put up really good content!
It's definitely an area worth exploring Snooch!
Incredible views thanks for sharing
...It was great views indeed Jason. Thanks for watching!
Wonderful hiking route, nature too..! I stop hiking because my team was broken, try to find other group..!? Thx. Harlan for sharing .!👍You are one of the best in ROCKY MT'..!Best Regards guys from me and I believe that you enjoyed it ..!👍🏞🌍💕✌
My friend and I fell in love with hiking because of your videos thx we started with yamnuska even know it was the worst mountain to start off with, we went up the chains
...Well I'm glad you love it.....Yamnuska eh? It took me a year to work up the courage to do the chains. Good for you! Now on to bigger and better!
Funny, we just did that one on Sunday. We went up an entirely different route, and it was really good. Then coming back down we veered more south and screed down most of the way. It was a great mountain!
It was a good mountain for sure. You must have gone up the Right-Hand ridge I'm assuming.
I have been vicariously experiencing the Canadian rockies on Google Earth and then discovered this peak. Your video was wonderful and well detailed. Could you recommend more such hikes/peaks that render a mind-melting view of the various turquoise lakes ?
Great vidz as usual!
...Thanks!
Looks like a good one to put on our list. How long did it take you. We just hiked Frosty Mountain in BC 21km
It was Lisa. We had some cool weather up top but overall the views are stunning with only 5 hours or so round trip.
@@HarlanFox--Scrambles stunning Views. Love watching all your hikes and adventures. Thank you
@@lisagiroux1645 ...Thanks Lisa! Appreciate it.