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Grotto Mountain

Trip Details
Trip Activity: 
Scramble
Attained Summit?: 
Yes
Location: 
Kananaskis Country
Trip Date: 
November 5, 2001
Summit Elevation: 
2,706m
Summit Elevation (ft): 
8,878ft
Elevation Gain: 
1,425m

Trip Report

Grotto Mountain was the mountain that almost didn't happen! Jeff was very tired for this one but I managed to drag him right to the top. It was very windy and cold up on the ridge and we still had a long ways to go. Jeff waited for me on the ridge while I made a dash for the summit.




I very nearly froze to death on this one! My fingers where so numb that I couldn\'t hold my poles - they only stayed on because of the straps. On the way down the ridge from the summit a gust of wind became a whirlwind that almost tossed me into the gorge on the north side of the mountain!

I very nearly froze to death on this one! My fingers where so numb that I couldn\'t hold my poles - they only stayed on because of the straps. On the way down the ridge from the summit a gust of wind became a whirlwind that almost tossed me into the gorge on the north side of the mountain!