Kootenay National Park - The Rockwall Trek
October 4, 2020
Kootney Valley and the Rockwall in the distance
The trail to Numa Pass
Floe Lake
Above Numa Pass on the way to Numa Mountain. Floe Lake is in the distance.
On Numa Mountain
The view North from Numa Mountain summit
The Panorama of the Rockwall Trail from the summit of Numa Mountain
The view to Numa Creek and Tumbling Pass from Numa Mountain
Foster Peak
The view south from Numa Mountain
Mt. Whymper from Numa Mountain
The view East towards Banff NP and Ball Pass
Tumbling Peak and Tumbling Pass from Numa Mountain
The peaks in the Lake Louise area from Numa Mountain
Mount Temple, Mout Fay and Quadra from Numa Mountain
Mount Temple from Numa Mountain
The view of Numa Mountain (left) and Numa Pass from Tumbling Peak. The pointy Mountain is Foster Peak.
The Wolverine Pass and Tumbling Creek campsite from Tumbling Peak
The Rockwall from the Tumbling Peak
Tumbling Mountain
Tumbling Mountain and the icefall
Tumbilng Mountain from the Wolverine Pass
Tumbling Mountain and icefall
Wolverine Pass
Wolverine Pass
The Rockwall
The Rockwall
The Rockwall
Helmet Falls
Helmet Falls
Goodsirs Pass
Goodsirs Pass
The Goodsirs Towers
Sharp Peak
The Goodsirs Towers
Looking back at the Rockwall Trail from the Goodsirs Pass
Closeup of the Rockwall Trail
Mount Oke in the Lake O’Hara area
Helmet Falls in the distance with the Helmet Mountain looming above from the Helmet Creek Trail
Mount Vermilion from the Helmet Falls trail near Paint Pots
Paint Pots and the Rockwall far in the distance
Mount Vermilion and the Marble Canyon
The View from the summit of Mt. Vermilion
Mt. Whymper and the Marble Canyon below from Mt. Vermilion
Mt. Ball and Hafner Creek trail from Mt. Vermilion
Paint Pots and the Helmet Creek trail
The summit ridge of Mt. Vermilion
Ochre Spring Peak - actually it is a 1400m ascent!
Storm Mountain and Mt. Stanley from Mt. Vermilion
Mt. Stanley from Mt. Whymper
Mt. Vermilion from Mt. Whymper
Mt. Whymper summit looking east
Mt. Whymper summit - looking north-west towards the Goodsirs
Storm Mountain, Mt. Ball and Stanley from Mt. Whymper
The Rockwall peeking from above the ridge. The Goodsir Towers are on the right.
Sharp Mountain and the Goodsir Towers
Numa Mountain
Mt. Ball
Boom Mountain
Storm Mountain
Kootenay River Valley and Highway 93
The view towards Lake Louise mountains from the Ochre Spring Peak
Descending Ochre Spring Peak with Mt. Vermilion in front. Highway 93 winds below
The view of Mt. Storm (left) and Stanley (the highest peak in the centre) from Ochre Spring Peak
Windy on top of Ochre Spring Peak 2,849m - October 2, 2021. The Rockwall is on the horizon.
The Rockwall is on the horizon - from the Ochre Peak
Boom Lake
Boom Lake
Boom Mountain and Boom Lake
On Boom Lake
The approach trail to Boom Mountain involves serious bushwhacking.
Mt. Whymper from the slopes of Boom.
Boom Mt Panorama
Mt. Whymper from Boom Mt.
Boom Lake from Boom Mountain summit
Storm Mountain from Boom Mountain summit
Storm Mountain from Upper Twin Lake
Boom Mountain and Mt. Whymper
Boom Mountain and Boom Lake Valley
Lower Twin Lake and Mt. Storm
Storm Mt. in June
Arnica Lake and Mt. Storm outlier
Arnica Lake in June
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