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Mt.Victoria

TH

2013-08-07 11:12:26

Mt.Victoria

We climbed Mt.Victoria, at Lake Louise, last week under near perfect conditions. Went up the Lake O'hara side, and the scree gully getting to Abbott pass is probably the worst part of the entire route!

We used crampons on the Sickle but it looked like it was possible to skirt on the rocks off to the side, although probably a bit more effort than the snow. I kept trying to imagine skiing the sickle, as so many folks seem to be doing these days. And I honestly think that it would be just an icy, sketchy line that has no room for error. I guess if you could hit it while there is snow on the surface, again something I find hard to imagine given that it is the rockies!! Good on those folks that ski it, at any rate!!

Great day out in the alpine!!
skifreak

2013-08-07 17:58:47

Beautiful peak, where exactly is Mt. Victoria in relation to Lake Louise? What was your vert gain and total time, might have to put this one on the to-do-list.
Powder Creek Lodge

2013-08-08 00:19:36

Great peak. And I agree, after being up at Abbott Pass many times, the scree slog is by far the most painful part! What a cool hut though.
TH

2013-08-11 22:13:01

Mt.Victoria is directly at the back of Lake Louise. It is 3454 meters, so over 11000 ft. You can access it from both the Lake Louise side as well as the Lake O'hara side, and there is a south summit and a north summit! The most common route is the south east ridge, which takes approx 3-6 hours from Abbott pass hut to reach the south summit.

There was a fatality there just a few days ago from an active ACC member, Peter Aitchison, link below.

http://gripped.com/2013/08/sec.....-fatality/
TH

2013-08-11 22:15:28

skifreak said:Beautiful peak, where exactly is Mt. Victoria in relation to Lake Louise? What was your vert gain and total time, might have to put this one on the to-do-list.

and I should mention that the photo is of the "Sickle", not the summit.

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