Height gain: 625m/2051'
Ascent date: July 15, 2005
Ascent time: 2:00hrs One way
Comment: Easy scramble
This scramble is part
of a very exciting traverse. We started at Mt. Ward,
then a traverse to Allison
Peak, and another traverse to Window
Mountain, including a visit to the Window itself. The weather
was perfectly gorgeous. Sunny with some clouds and a gentle
cool breeze. Our overall roundtrip took 8:30hrs, including a
half hour stay on each summit.
(1) Pass the second texas gate on Allison Road and turn left
at an obvious logging road (unsigned). High-clearance vehicle
advisable.
(2) Follow the road on foot and watch for signage to Window
Mountain Lake. The trail narrows and angles right in to the
trees just below the lower-right slope of Mt. Ward. The lake
is on top of the forest.
(1) Round the lake to the right and continue on to the grassy/rubbly
valley to the back side of the mountain. What we did, though
was trudge up the rubble all the way up.
Treadmilling almost the whole elevation gain was very exhausting.
I don't understand why we do this but we keep doing it anyway.
(2) Here's Ian at the summit with Crowsnest Mountain and the
Seven Sisters in the background.
(1)
We reached the summit in 2hrs. The accomplishment and the view
was just what we needed. It's good to be on top of the mountain
again.
Then we're off to our next journey.
(2) Looking back to the summit of Mt. Ward on the ridge, leading
towards Allison Peak.
