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BERTHA PEAK Elevation: 2440m Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Scramble Round Trip Time: 4-7 hours Height Gain: 1150 m Map: 82 H/4 Waterton Lakes |
Bertha Peak is an easy ascent from nearby Bertha Lake. The lake is a popular day hike from Waterton town site, but the mountain will be far less crowded. Less ambitious partners can loll at the lake while you gaze over steep cliffs to the masses far below, or glimpse big peaks in Glacier National Park. An ice axe could be needed for early season trips; try from mid-June on. |
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| Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, Alan Kane, 1992, 1995, 1999. Used by permission Rocky Mountain Books. | |||
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The ascent of Bertha Peak as seen from Bertha Lake. |
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| Ascent: August 26, 2001 | Party: Jacob, Adam, Cindy & Debbie | ||
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Arriving at Bertha Lake after about 1.5 hours of hiking up the popular trail. |
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A view of Bertha Peak as seen from the lake. |
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A view of Bertha Peak as seen from the lake. Note that the true summit is not seen here. |
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Adam and Debbie can be seen making their way up the grassy slope in the centre of the photograph. |
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Debbie and Cindy get tempted by the cool waters of the waterfalls. |
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A look back to Bertha Lake as Adam and I continued making our way up the rock steps. |
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Unfortunately we did not make it all the way to the summit. However, the view of Waterton Lakes was already impressive. |
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Another look down onto Bertha Lake from as high as we managed to get on this day. |
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Cindy and Debbie were patiently waiting for us below the cooling spray of the waterfalls. |
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