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Terry Turner has offered this wonderful tour for several years. Terry wrote Riondel’s first history book, “Bluebell Memories”. Meet at the Riondel Community Center to experience the rich local history dating back to the 1880s. In the morning, sites included … Continue reading →

The Plaid Lake Dam – Local History  by Terry Turner Plaid Lake, located approximately 8.5 kilometres due east of the community of Riondel, is a popular destination for hiking enthusiasts and fishermen between June and October. Road and trail access … Continue reading →

UNNAMED 2332m   7650’ – A Plaid Lake Peak Map: 82F/15 Kaslo – 1km east of Plaid Lake  On September 21st, while on the summit of Mt. Crawford with Howie, Kyle Ridge and Sacha Kalabis, I spied a minor-league peak to … Continue reading →

MT NELSON – Yet Another Endurance Contest  by Kim Kratky  This summer, my wife Janice and I started climbing together after a lapse of some 14 years. We shared outings to The Pinnacles, Rogers Pass, and Saddle Mt. near Nakusp. … Continue reading →

BLUEBELL MT    2179m   7,184’ 5 kilometres due east of downtown Riondel. Overlooks Riondel. Difficulty: B2 Distance: 5km return Elevation gain: 1,814’ Access: 4WD Map: 82K15/ Kaslo and 82K/10 Crawford Bay Drive: From Riondel, drive to km 12.1 on the Tam O’Shanter … Continue reading →

SARDINE MT   2149m   7,050’ A mountain with trees and a character-building bushwhack to the top. Sounds like a trip for masochists, someone who wants to get up everything around Riondel or someone who wants a first ascent. This attests to … Continue reading →

In this chapter are collected scattered peaks located on or adjacent to the main Purcell divide, which rise in the region S of the line of Dutch and Camey Creeks. Only a few summits attain an elevation of 10,000′, the … Continue reading →

This small group of unusual peaks, also known as the “Fry Pinnacles”, lift their sharp wedges W of the main Purcell watershed. Visible from many points in the S Purcells, the towers are situated along the upper course of Forest Creek, … Continue reading →

This group of nondescript peaks in the 9000′ class rises about 6 mi W of Mt Hamill in the Toby-Hamill massif and extends some 6 mi in the direction of Kootenay Lake, from which the Wmost alpine-type peak is 5 … Continue reading →

This small group of summits is clustered about the Macbeth Snowfield, a high neve rising about 6 mi E of the N end of Duncan Lake and N of Glacier Creek. The neve proper is about 3 mi in length, … Continue reading →