The Ghost and the Front Ranges

99 objectives indexed from 11 blogs, 51 of them with reports from more than one.

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Each entry links every trip report, video, or GPS trace the indexed blogs published for that objective. Hover a link to see the report’s own title, which is how combined trips and traverses show what else they cover.

Where an objective is on one of the four tick-lists, that is marked after the links: Kane and Nugara for scrambles and Don’t Waste Your Time for hikes, each carrying the book’s own grade, and the 11,000ers carrying the peak’s elevation. None of the three books is published online, and the 11,000ers is not a book at all, so every mark links to Adam Laycock’s page for that objective, which is the best canonical reference there is for one. Where there is a book, the route description is in it.

The line under each entry says who puts it where. Where the sources agree, that is one region with several names. Where they disagree, the objective is listed on every region page named, and the line links the others: the blogs file Bow Peak under both Banff and the Icefields Parkway, so it is on both pages.

A region marked inferred is not stated by any blog. It was worked out from where the blogs place the objectives around it: those climbed in the same trip, those a report links to, those near its trailhead, or those near where its name is on the map. Checked against objectives the blogs do place, these are right about nine times in ten, so treat one as a pointer rather than a fact. One marked weakly inferred rests on thinner or split evidence — a single linked report, a trailhead between two regions — and is only used where nothing else places the objective, so it may be listed under each region it could be in. Place-name positions are from the Canadian Geographical Names Database, under the Open Government Licence – Canada, and south of the border from the USGS Geographic Names Information System.

A

• Adair Ridge — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko
• Anti-Ghost Ridge — Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Sonny Bou
• Association Hill (Fairholme Range) — Bob Spirko, Explor8ion, Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Bob Spirko
• Association Peak (Fairholme Range) — Bob Spirko, Explor8ion, Steven Song, Golden Scrambles, Andrew Nugara, Andrew Nugara, Spectacular Mountains, Bill Kerr
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Bob Spirko · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Golden Scrambles, Steven Song, Spectacular Mountains, Bill Kerr
• Astral Peak — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains; inferred from 3 of the 3 placed Spectacular Mountains reports it links to

B

• Banded Peak Connector Bench — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko
• Barrier Mountain — Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · Banff National Park: inferred from where the name is on the map
• Bastion Ridge — Explor8ion
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion
• Beach Ridge — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko
• Bighorn falls — Annie Ouellet
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Annie Ouellet
• Bighorn Falls and beyond — Annie Ouellet
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Annie Ouellet
• Bighorn Traverse — Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains
• Black Rock Mountain — Bob Spirko, Explor8ion, Steven Song, Golden Scrambles, Annie Ouellet, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara, Andrew Nugara, Andrew Nugara, Andrew Nugara, Spectacular Mountains, On-Top, Bill Kerr
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Bob Spirko, Steven Song, Sonny Bou
• Blue Hill Fire Lookout — Explor8ion, Sonny Bou, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
• Boundary Ridge — Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Sonny Bou
• Burnt Timber Lookout — Sonny Bou, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Sonny Bou, Spectacular Mountains; inferred from 6 of the 6 placed Spectacular Mountains reports it links to

C

• Carrot Peak (Fairholme Range) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Spectacular Mountains
• Castle Rock Peak — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
• Coyote Hills (Highwood Range) — Bob Spirko, Explor8ion, Sonny Bou, Spectacular Mountains, On-Top
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Explor8ion, Sonny Bou, Spectacular Mountains; inferred from On-Top’s trailhead
• Coyote Hills East — Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Sonny Bou
• Coyote Hills West — Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Sonny Bou
• Cutoff Peak (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · David Thompson Country and the Bighorn: Explor8ion

D

• Devil's Fang — Explor8ion
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion
• Devil’s Head Crux — Bill Kerr
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bill Kerr
• Devils Head — Explor8ion, Steven Song, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Steven Song, Sonny Bou
• Dogrib Ridge — Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains
• Doorjam Mountain — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko
• Dormer Mountain (Bare Range) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains; inferred from 2 of the 2 placed Spectacular Mountains reports it links to · Banff National Park: Explor8ion

E

• Eagle — Explor8ion
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion
• Eagle Lake Peak — Andrew Nugara, Andrew Nugara
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: inferred from 1 of the 1 placed objective in the same Andrew Nugara report
• Eagle Mountain (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains
• Elch Peak (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion
• End Mountain (Fairholme Range) — Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains
• Evangeline Peak (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Steven Song, Golden Scrambles, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara, Spectacular Mountains, On-Top
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains · Banff National Park: Steven Song · David Thompson Country and the Bighorn: Sonny Bou

F

• Fallen Peak — Explor8ion, Explor8ion
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion

G

• Gable Mountain — Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains
• Ghost — Explor8ion
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion
• Ghost Peak — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara, Spectacular Mountains, On-Top
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Sonny Bou
• Greenview Hill — Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Sonny Bou
• Greenview Ridge — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko

H

• Hat Mountain (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains

J

• Jap Mountain (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion
• JI Mountain — Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains

L

• Labyrinth Mountain (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Sonny Bou, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains · David Thompson Country and the Bighorn: Sonny Bou
• Lesueur Ridge — Bob Spirko, Explor8ion, Sonny Bou, On-Top
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Sonny Bou · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Bob Spirko
• Lesueur Ridge Plus — Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Sonny Bou
• Limestone Mountain (Opal Range) — Bob Spirko, Explor8ion, Steven Song, Golden Scrambles, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara, Adam Laycock, Spectacular Mountains, On-Top, Bill Kerr · Nugara — Moderate
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Explor8ion, Bob Spirko, Golden Scrambles, Steven Song, Sonny Bou, Adam Laycock, Bill Kerr
• Limestone Mountain Lookout — Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Sonny Bou
• Little Mythic Tower — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko
• Lost Knife Hill — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko

M

• Marble Mountain — Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Sonny Bou
• Maze Peak (Clearwater Ranges) — Bob Spirko, Explor8ion, Steven Song, Golden Scrambles, Andrew Nugara, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains · David Thompson Country and the Bighorn: Bob Spirko · Banff National Park: Steven Song
• Maze Peak Scramble Yaha Tinda area — Bill Kerr
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bill Kerr
• Mockingbird Hill — On-Top
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: weakly inferred from On-Top’s trailhead
• Mockingbird Hill Lookout — Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Sonny Bou
• Mockingbird Lookout — Explor8ion, Annie Ouellet, Spectacular Mountains, Bill Kerr
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
• Mount Costigan — Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains
• Mount Davidson — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
• Mount Minos (Clearwater Ranges) — Bob Spirko, Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Sonny Bou, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains · David Thompson Country and the Bighorn: Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou
• Mount Oliver (Palliser Range) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · Banff National Park: Explor8ion
• Mount Tyrrell (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · Banff National Park: Explor8ion
• Mount White (Bare Range) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · Banff National Park: Explor8ion; inferred from where the name is on the map
• Mountain View Hill — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko

N

• North Bragg Loop — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko

O

• Olson Ridge — Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Sonny Bou
• Orient Point — Explor8ion, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Sonny Bou, Spectacular Mountains
• Otuskwan Peak — Explor8ion, Steven Song, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains · Banff National Park: Steven Song

P

• Phantom Crag — Steven Song, Andrew Nugara, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · Banff National Park: Steven Song
• Poltergeist Peak — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
• Poplar peak — Annie Ouellet, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Annie Ouellet, Spectacular Mountains
• Porcupine Lookout — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko
• Pringle Mount — Explor8ion
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: set by hand

R

• Red Deer River - Content to Tolman Bridge — Explor8ion
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion
• Rum Ridge (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Annie Ouellet, Andrew Nugara
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Annie Ouellet

S

• Salter Ridge — Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Sonny Bou
• Sand Ridge — Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou
• Scalp Peak (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · David Thompson Country and the Bighorn: Explor8ion
• Sheep Meadow Mountain — Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains
• Sheep’s Claw — Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains
• Skeleton Mountain (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · David Thompson Country and the Bighorn: Explor8ion
• Snowshoe Conservation Reserve - 2006 Canoe Trip — Explor8ion
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion
• Stafne Ridge — Sonny Bou
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Sonny Bou
• Stenton (Fairholme Range) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Spectacular Mountains

T

• The Diamond (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
• The Prow – Ghost Peak Traverse — Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains; inferred from 4 of the 4 placed Spectacular Mountains reports it links to
• Two Pines — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: inferred from where the name is on the map

W

• Waiparous Peak — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
• Wapiti Mountain (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Steven Song, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · Banff National Park: Explor8ion, Steven Song
• Warden Rock (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Steven Song, Golden Scrambles, Annie Ouellet, Andrew Nugara, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Annie Ouellet, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains; inferred from 4 of the 4 placed Spectacular Mountains reports it links to · Banff National Park: Explor8ion, Steven Song
• Well Site (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Golden Scrambles, Spectacular Mountains
• Wendell East End — Bob Spirko
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko
• Wendell East Peak — Bob Spirko, Golden Scrambles, Annie Ouellet
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Bob Spirko · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Annie Ouellet, Golden Scrambles
• Wigwam Ridge — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
• Wildcat — Annie Ouellet
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: set by hand
• Wildhorse Ridge (Clearwater Ranges) — Bob Spirko, Explor8ion, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara, Andrew Nugara, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains · Kananaskis Country and Canmore: Bob Spirko · Crowsnest Pass and the Castle: Sonny Bou
• Wildhorse Ridge Loop Clockwise — Annie Ouellet
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Annie Ouellet
• Willson Peak (Clearwater Ranges) — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Spectacular Mountains · David Thompson Country and the Bighorn: Explor8ion
• Winchester Ridge — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains

Z

• Zombie — Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains
  • The Ghost and the Front Ranges: Explor8ion, Spectacular Mountains

Reports are the authors’ own accounts of one day in particular conditions, not route descriptions that stay true. Check current conditions and carry the judgement the terrain needs.