Thank you for your patience while we retrieve your images.

Home»Trip Report Albums»Kootenay National Park»Mount Shanks (Click to Load Album)

Needle Peak and Split Peak dominate the view back from the avy gully.Descending back to the avalanche path.Traversing the south ridge of Mount Shanks.Traversing the south ridge of Mount Shanks.Descending the long south ridge of Mount Shanks.The Simpson and Vermillion rivers join beneath Octopus , Daer, Selkirk, Needle, Split, Spar Peak.Descending back to the avalanche path.Ascending through a carpet of wildflowers.Wardle (L), White Tail, Verendrye, Floe, Foster, Shanks, Monarch (R).Phil looks small next to the terrain. Simpson Ridge and Indian Peak rise above him.Hiking back along the Simpson River on the Simpson River Trail.View north over Hawk Ridge to Foster (L), the Rockwall / Goodsirs to Mount Ball (R).View through Hector Gap. Needle, Split, Spar, Wardle, White Tail and Verendrye (R).There is a new bridge and campground at the junction of Surprise Creek and the Simpson River (2019).Ascending past the avy gully.A nice plank walk on the Simpson River Trail.Ascending the summit ridge of Mount Shanks.Daer (L), Selkirk, Needle and Split Peak with Lachine at fg left.Stunning views back to Lachine, Selkirk, Needle and Split Peak.A good bridge over the Vermillion River give access to the Simpson River Trail.
© Vern Dewit Photography
Powered by User Agreement