A great day hike starting on the Icefields Parkway, heading up to Helen Lake and then across rocky terrain to the summit of Cirque Peak where there are incredible panoramic views of peaks and icefields.
Round trip: 6-7 hours, 14 km and just over 1000 m elevation gain. The last section up to the peak is across steep, loose rock.
Crowfoot Glacier and Bow Lake
Crowfoot Glacier and Bow Lake
Fireweed on the way up to Helen Lake. The circle of life continues…
Taking a lunch break on the way up
Getting close to Helen Lake
Helen Lake and Cirque Peak
Helen Lake
Don’t do it!!!
Cirque Peak. Still a long way to go…
Cirque Peak
Brian on a rocky ridge below the peak
Negotiating a jumble of rock above Helen Lake
This is getting a little bit sketchy
The view on the way up to the summit
On the way up to the summit
The last scramble just below the summit
The Wapta Icefield, seen from the summit
Cairn on the summit
The Wapta Icefield
Looking back at the way we came up
On the summit
The Wapta Icefield
The Wapta Icefield
The Wapta Icefield
The view from the summit, looking south
