Little Hector

Day 348 (328) (2462) 860 284 147 – Little Hector

Written from a perspective of a person going through rehabilitation after knee surgery.

I have done a lot since December 21 and have been hiking since April. The hikes were easy; perhaps I could call the "biggest" hike this year, Mt. Louie, a moderate one, as it was wet and slippery. Since then, I have been excited about extending the climbing difficulty level. Little Hector was going to be somewhat different. 

My sleep was good. I "lost" the game, in which we decided who would sleep in shared accommodation and not in the private room Roman booked. It is always almost scary (Am I a snowflake?) to sleep in shared rooms with bunk beds, as I am afraid there would be a person or many of them who snore. And I cannot handle snoring. But I got a better deal 😊, as I shared the big room for twelve people with only 3 others.

Comfortable accommodation

Only one person, Hannes, a young Austrian, slept on "my side" of the room. The other guys, Roman, Felix, Piotr, and Andrzej, got pretty much squeezed into their private room ("squeezed" is the state I think people who stay in such a small room experience.)

The Judge (2752 m), Columbia Valley, BC

 15 August 2022

7.2 km (out and back), +- 600 m of altitude gain, 5 hours (from Diana Lake Lodge). 

(Clicking on the photos, shows them in higher resolution)

The Judge is a popular objective near Diana Lake Lodge, Columbia Valley, BC. To see how to get to Diana Lake Lodge, read the previous post. 

Diana Lake Lodge

 14-16 August 2022

7.4-8.4 km, +700 m of altitude gain, 4 hours

Diana Lake Lodge is a rustic accommodation in Columbia Valley, BC. Diana Lake Lodge is accessed off Highway #95 north of Radium Hot Springs, BC. Driving time from Radium Hot Springs is about 1 hour to the trailhead, or 1 hr 40 minutes south from Golden BC. It involves driving 24 km on Kindersley-Pinnacle Forest Service Road, followed by about 4 hours of hiking (our GPSs were showing between 7.4 to 8.4 km). For the costs of staying there and all the other information, please, visit dianalake.ca

Mount Andromache (3033m), Aug13, 2022

Na tą wycieczkę, nie było wielu chętnych i ostatecznie, po wielu rezygnacjach, zostało nas tylko trzech: Piotr, Marek i Roman. Góra jest oceniona jako średnio trudna i na zdjęciach wygląda dość łagodnie:

 60-TKA GOSI, SHUNDA CREEK HOSTEL, JULY 2022

video link:

https://youtu.be/lrrVT38Y1-Q

Siffleur Falls

 31 July 2022

Siffleur Falls is a popular trail in Kootenay Ecological Reserve, about 50 km West from Nordegg. Most of the hikers do the trail until the First Falls, which is about 7 km (out and back) and can be done relatively quickly. Our group attempted to reach the Second Falls, about 15 km (out and back), and took a very leisury pace. 

Coral Creek - Cline River Loop

30 July 2022

Coral Creek - Cline River Loop is an easy hike (+214 m) about 43 km West from Nordegg. The loop can likely be done in about 2 hours. With a very leisury pace, taking lots of pictures, it took us about 4 hours. We made about 10 km. 

Not so little Mt. Little Hector

Mt. Little Hector, 3125 m, moderate scrambling, +1260 m, 9-10 hours. 

On 24 of July 2022, a brave group of the members of the Club, namely Boris Bokov, Andrzej Jędrych, Roman Lipiecki (Leader), Zbyszek Pławski, Gennady Sergeyev and Piotr Zieliński summited Mt. Little Hector in Banff National Park. This film, by Boris Bokov, gives the impression of this effort. Congratulations, guys! Tough climb! (PR)

Boris Bokov added this narration to the film, from the point of view of convalescent (he suffered knee injury last year). Check it out! 

I have done a lot since December 21 and have been hiking since April. The hikes were easy;
perhaps I could call the “biggest” hike in this year, Mt. Louie a moderate one, as it was wet and
slippery. Ever since then, I was excited about extending the level of climbing difficulty. Little Hector was going to be somewhat different.