Trip Report - Little Lougheed

Before heading out to trek up Little Lougheed yesterday, we grabbed breakfast from McDonalds in the morning. Our order number was 911, which didn't entirely feel auspicious for a mountain adventure. Nothing bad happened to us, but we would encounter a couple of dudes on the slick road back home who had just rolled their truck into a copse of trees, and had to call 911 for help. They were incredibly fortunate to escape with no major injuries. Yet right after confirming that they didn't need any further help from us, we would continue speeding down the road because apparently we don't learn so good. :\

The photos make this look like a freezing ass day in Siberia, but in fact the outing was super mild and pleasant.






Captain!




She was mildly steep near the top.




Summit Beers and Fireball.








The steep descent.


Shenanigans.






Completely candid photo of Andre pondering life. Totally not posed.




Post hike beers at Sheepdog Brewing in Canmore.


Hot Gin & Tonic from Wildlife Distillery.


Drift Away Tiki Cocktail: Gin, Rum, Lime, Pineapple, Grapefruit, Coconut, Yogurt, Orgeat, Bitters.

Trip Report - Little Lougheed

It doesn't happen often, but occasionally, we head out for a scramble but don't bag the peak. It seems wrong to label today a failure, when we still had an awesome hike crowned by spectacular enough views, but failing to summit Little Lougheed still feels disappointing.

From the get go, things didn't feel right. Waking up with a slight hangover, arriving to more snow than expected, thinking we were off trail, doubling back to try bushwhacking for an hour through knee deep snow, deciding that that didn't seem the right way either, and then finding a stupidly steep boulder field further up the trail that we finally gave up on... sigh.


Them views!




This boulder field would ultimately be where we'd give up and turn around.


#steep


The awesome looking massif of Mt. Sparrowhawk.


Spencer Creek, at the start of this hike, is so beautiful.