Heart Mountain & Grant MacEwan Peak

January 17, 2009, kananaskis range, kananaskis country

Summit
2148 m
Gain
900 m
Distance
10.5 km
Round trip
6.5 hr
Technical
SC5 YDS (3rd)
Activity
scramble
Quick 'n dirty
Class 2/3 - you fall, you sprain or break something
Difficulty
Easy to moderate scrambling depending on the route chosen up to the summit and on the alternate return.
Route
GPS trackMap

Heart Mountain is an easy but fun scramble - and extremely popular. Since there was still no snow Jeff and I tackled this one in November 2001 and I repeated it along with Grant MacEwan again in January of 2009 as the same loop route.

Heart Mountain and Grant MacEwan Peak Route Map
Heart Mountain and Grant MacEwan Peak Route Map
Views up the NW ridge.
Views up the NW ridge.
Looking down the NW ridge towards Lac des Arcs.
Looking down the NW ridge towards Lac des Arcs.
The scramble route is well marked.
The scramble route is well marked.
Summit panorama looking towards Twin Towers (Jewell Peak) and Barrier Lake.
Summit panorama looking towards Twin Towers (Jewell Peak) and Barrier Lake.
Panorama over Heart Mountain to McGillivray (L), Grotto, Gap, Fable and others.
Panorama over Heart Mountain to McGillivray (L), Grotto, Gap, Fable and others.
Descending the NE ridge from Grant MacEwan - looking back up.
Descending the NE ridge from Grant MacEwan - looking back up.
Exiting to the parking lot on the Quaite Creek Trail.
Exiting to the parking lot on the Quaite Creek Trail.
Heart Mountain along with a warning sign.
Heart Mountain along with a warning sign.