Maligne Pass - also known as the Skyline's little sister - GDT Section "E"
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- Maligne Pass is a wonderful alpine pass in a rarely-visited area of Jasper National Park. Maligne Pass is one of the largest alpine passes in the Rockies, dotted with tarns and wildflowers and surrounded by some of the largest peaks in the Rockies.
Samson Beaver, a member of the Stoney First Nation, was a guide and trail setter of the late 19th and early 20th century in the Canadian Rockies. As a boy of 14, Samson accompanied his father on a trip to the lake they called Chaba Imne (Beaver lake). Many years later, in 1907, Samson met Mary Schäffer, who had just failed in an attempt to find the route to a reputed large lake high in the mountains between Lake Louise and Jasper. Samson sketched a map showing the route to Chaba Imne. The following year Schäffer returned with her friend Mary Adams, guides Sid Unwin and Billy Warren. Using the map provided by Beaver, they found the lake, and explored it by raft (which they named HMS Chaba). The lake is now known as Maligne Lake. On their way there, they travelled through the Maligne Pass.
My Caltopo track (red): caltopo.com/m/EF61
0:00 Introduction
4:00 Poboktan campground
7:28 Porcupine on the trail
8:32 Meeting Whalley on the trail
10:23 Avalanche campground
12:35 Maligne Pass
14:57 Mary Vaux campground
24:47 Mary Schaffer campground
27:14 Trapper Creek campground
#malignelake #jasper #backpacking
I'll be doing a livestream on Monday June 26, 7:00 pm Mountain, to discuss this hike. I'll talk about the history of the pass, why Parks Canada is limiting access, porcupines, hitchhiking and more. Join me.
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TY so much for sharing. I have mountain air & sounds envy. My ancestors were fr Banff, I have family buried there.
Beautiful location - Maligne Lake. Thank you for sharing the Continental Divide, very impressive. Decided I needed a break in the fall of 2014 and because I love the drive between Lake Louise and Jasper; decided to include the SkyWalk, Ice Fields, Athabasca Falls and Maligne Lake +. Returned via the Saskatchewan Crossing east and a large forest fire had occurred earlier that year. It's a natural cleansing and regeneration which helps keep our forests healthy. Living in the foothills, when people ask me about the forestation I had completed and planting. I politely smile and suggest that grain farmers don't plant their oats, barley or wheat and return "five" years later to harvest. Trees also, have a best before date to maximize returns. Great share, Marty. I was hoping that you might have seen some cariboo. I got lucky.
Maligne Lake is a bucket list item to launch my canoe. I've had it on Lake Louise a couple times. Not a backpacker per se, but I've done a fair bit of backcountry ski touring & I hunt, which generally means carrying a backpack along with a firearm. ;)
Hoping to get to Banff this fall for a day hike with my family. It has been on my list for a long time
Great to see you and James out on trail enjoying yourself. Brings back some memories for me from last summer. I stayed at Trappers and it poured all night too and I had to struggle through those willows soaking wet. Thanks for sharing.
Great video and perfect timing. Two summers ago I did the Brazeau loop and last year I was going back to do the leg from Poboktan to Jonas Cutoff but had to cancel due to sickness - but I have it booked this year, two nights at Waterfalls to get that leg done and I've always been curious about the Maligne pass, especially passing the trail junction!!
Waterfall is a really nice camp. So is Avalanche. Spend a few days in there. You'll have to do some back-tracking, but it's worth it.
At this point, I'm convinced it's always raining at the Sunwapta Station and if you start your hike there, it's going to rain on you the whole trip!😂
😮Woowee....prime rib on trail!!!
Good point!
The PU coating on the older backpacks peels off the inside so I line my pack with a green garbage bag to keep stuff dry.
Yeah, I put the sleeping bag + night clothes into one trash compactor bag (bottom), and the rest of my stuff into another, on top. Almost impossible to dry a down sleeping bag on the trail.
Great video Marty!
Thanks bud.
Thanks for this. Could be the start of a new series: "decommissioned trails of Jasper". Sadly, there are quite a few.
It's a deliberate strategy by the park administration, and I'm OK with it. We don't need all this infrastructure in the backcountry. Just my opinion.
That prime rib was probably worth its weight in gold compared to that egg salad sandwich!
Great that you are showcasing these unused trails to bring forward the vast beauty of the Rockies!
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Glad you enjoyed it
22:29 probably Hedysarum, pea family?
Were you using you hyperlite pack?
Yes.
@Martyupnorth did water get into the pack? Just wondering as I picked up this pack this winter and thinking maybe i should use a trash bag for my sleeping gear, or was it wet from setting up in rain?
@@Distractedtinbasher I stuff my sleeping bag in the bottom, and it got wet on day 3 and 4. It's a combination of extreme rain, setting the pack on the wet ground, opening and closing the pack, and a plugged drain hole for the outside pocket. I never had problems on my 10-day hike in Willmore, and we had constant rain. I just need to be more carefull. It wouldn't hurt to put whatever is in the bottom is a water-proof bag. A pack cover would also help. Nothing is ever completely water proof.
How do you avoid the danger wild animals out in there?
Make a lot of noise. Carry a bear spray as a back-up.
I hope that sandwich was tasty,for that price.
In the area where you are hiking there is no forest management
There technically is some forest management. Parks Canada does carry out some controlled burns. They have a few scheduled for Jasper this year. They say it's to promote new growth that benefits Grizzlies. One could argue it's more wildlife management than forest management. Cheers.
That roast is cooked perfectly! Yay Whalley 🤌
but I wouldna bailed on you Marty
Almost 3 lbs of beef. It took 20 minutes to eat. LOL.
@@Martyupnorth you and Whalley must have been a bit hungry!