Ref: Rocky
Mountain Forest District trail index. From Ptarmigan Lake
head south along the shoreline for a short
distance; lack of a decent trail quickly pushed us up the treed rib
through alder brush. Continue towards the draw, 045592. Follow
directions to White
Knight Peak. From there,
follow the north-west ridge skirting difficulties on the south-west
side. The traverse is mostly straightforward and executed in about a
half hour. |
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Blue Knight Peak
from White Knight. Is it higher? Hmmmm. |
Scramble: RT 1.0.
Unsure that I was standing on White Knight Peak and unable to check the
location of the official summit on a map, I continued to the other
peak. Again, I was uncertain of whether I would reach the top, it
seemed to be the theme of the day... Luckily, I found an easy route up.
Way to go Jo! I later found out that peak's
name: Blue Knight (ref:Bivouac).
Although it is
unofficial, it is slightly higher than White Knight. |
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Getting closer. I
skirted around the southern side for the last part of the ridge. |
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At the top, looking
back at White Knight. |
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Looking
north-north-west, Edwards Peak just right of center (big cliffs). |
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Northerly view;
Mount King George (3,422 m.) dominates the Royal Group. |
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Ptarmigan Lake Below. |
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On my way back to
White Knight. |
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