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EMPEROR PEAK   3120m   10,250′ ARCHDUKE MOUNTAIN    3150m    10,350′  by Kim Kratky  “We’ll do it differently this time,” said Ian. “There won’t be any rain.” These remarks or something like them, passed among Ian Hamilton, Bert Port and me … Continue reading →

This historic miners trail provided access to mines throughout this subalpine region at the turn of the century. The claims on the Meachen Creek side had no easy access so the trail was built from the west. Location: southern Purcells … Continue reading →

A maintained trail that starts on Kootenay Lake with a TH on a highway is detracted by being totally in the trees. Used mostly by locals as a shoulder season half-day hike and by visitors to the park.  Location: Lockhart … Continue reading →

THANKSGIVING MOUNTAIN 2365M. 7760′ UNNAMED 2296 These are minor summits/ridges on either side of Grey Creek Pass. Grey Creek Pass is the only mountain pass between the East and West Kootenay and the Trans Canada and Highway #3. It connects the … Continue reading →

SPHINX MOUNTAIN   2591m   8500′ Visible due east from the entrance to the West Arm on the Kootenay Lake ferry, this route follows a hiker-made trail as it passes subalpine meadows to a summit with great views. Wildflowers and larch in … Continue reading →

Pilot Peninsula extends 7 kilometres south into the east side of Kootenay Lake, making it accessible year-round. Crawford Bay is on the east side. Including Pilot Point Provincial Park, the trails that crisscross Pilot Peninsula are great for early spring … Continue reading →

GLACIER DOME (Starbird) 3000m 9841′ Snow peak immediately W of Lake of the Hanging Glaciers.  1. Ascend grassy ledges W of the lake, traversing S along the top of bluffs to reach a small glacier. Con­tinue working S below cliff bands, past … Continue reading →

A group of serrated peaks in the 9000′ class along the ridge extending N from Jumbo Pass to the S margin of the S branch of Star­bird Neve; between Jumbo Creek and terminal forks of Glacier Creek. Firm, high-angled granite … Continue reading →

GOLD EXPLORATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND BOBBIE BURNS BASINS, MIDDLE FORK OF THE SPILLAMACHEEN by Lesley Anderton (Killough) Over 100 years of mining exploration, beginning in 1881, has left its mark in the mountains of the headwaters of Bobbie Burns Creek … Continue reading →

HAMIE DOES FARNHAM  by Kim Kratky Long-time KMC member Hamish Mutch achieved a noteworthy goal on August 7th of this year when he climbed Mt. Farnham in the Horsethief Creek/Lake of the Hanging Glacier area of the Purcells. The ascent … Continue reading →