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Mount Temple is a mountain in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mt. Temple is located in the Bow River Valley between Paradise Creek and Moraine Creek and is the highest peak in the Lake Louise area. The peak dominates the western landscape along the Trans-Canada Highway from Castle Junction to Lake Louise.
The Paradise Valley Trail leads from Lake Louise to Saddleback Pass, and from the pass an off-trail scramble leads to the top of Saddle Mountain. The summit offers one of the finest views of the area, [6] including the Bow Valley and a close view of the impressive north face of Mount Temple.
The first ascent was made in 1901 by Charles S. Thompson and G.M. Weed, with Hans Kaufmann as guide. The peak was named in 1908 by Arthur O. Wheeler on account of its great height; its name is an allusion to the Eiffel Tower. [1] [4] The mountain's name was made official in 1952 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [2]
In the autumn of 2008, the spring of 2009, and the spring of 2011 House made three expeditions to Nepal to attempt the West Face of Makalu. [2]On March 25, 2010, while lead climbing on Mount Temple, Steve fell approximately 25 meters.
Beatrice Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks, between Stanley Peak and Mount Ball. The mountain was named in 1912 by the Alpine Club of Canada after Beatrice Shultz who climbed the mountain that year. [3] The scrambling route to Mt. Ball includes the ascent of Beatrice Peak.
Scrambling Mount Galwey in Waterton Park, Alberta, Canada. Scrambling is a mountaineering term for ascending steep terrain using one's hands to assist in holds and balance. [1] It can be described as being between hiking and rock climbing. [2] "A scramble" is a related term, denoting terrain that could be ascended in this way.
Scramble [2] Evelyn Peak is a 2,855 m (9,367 ft) mountain summit in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park , in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta , Canada . THe nearest higher peak is Mount Kerkeslin , 5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the southwest, and Mount Hardisty is 6.0 km (3.7 mi) to the northwest. [ 1 ]
Mount Rundle is a mountain in Canada's Banff National Park overlooking the towns of Banff and Canmore, Alberta.The Cree name was Waskahigan Watchi or house mountain. [Notes 1] [1] [failed verification] In 1858 John Palliser renamed [1] the mountain after Reverend Robert Rundle, a Methodist invited by the Hudson's Bay Company to do missionary work in western Canada in the 1840s.