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MOUNT BALDY Elevation: 2192 m Difficulty: One moderate (but avoidable) step via southwest; some exposure Round Trip Time: 3-5 hours Height Gain: 800 m Map: 82 O/3 Canmore (unmarked 369528) |
Mount Baldy - not to be confused with Old Baldy farther south - is close to Calgary, close to the road and close to the ground. During World War II, when the nearby Forest Experimental Station was an internment camp, prisoners were occasionally allowed to make ascents of this mountain-if they promised to return. It is still a pleasant ascent, if you're allowed to go. Like Mount Yamnuska on a spring day, the precipitous lower cliffs abound with rock climbers while not far away, scramblers tramp to the top. Everyone has a good time. The ascent is often possible by mid-March and in a dry year, right through to November. |
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| Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, Alan Kane, 1992, 1995, 1999. Used by permission Rocky Mountain Books. | |||
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