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Tiara Peak

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On 26 September 2008, I scrambled up Tiara Peak (unofficial name) in the front ranges of Kananaskis Country.  Having previously ascended Belmore Browne Peak, I had no issues finding the trail head although I probably wasted just as much time playing with Bob Spirko's old GPS which he generously donated to me recently.  I pretty much followed Andrew Nugara's route description from More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies except that I was too lazy to bother traversing around the south end of the peak and simply scrambled up the first gully I came to on the north side.  As steep and exposed as this gully was, I actually had more difficulty descending the southwest slopes.  I missed some flagging which necessitated a very tricky down-climb to get back on route.  Otherwise, the rest of my descent was uneventful, and I was back at my car after a round-trip time of a little over 6 hours.

	This is Tiara Peak as seen from the road.
	Sonny hikes along a logging road on the way to Tiara Peak.
	Sonny muddles his way up the creek on the approach.
	Belmore Browne Peak shows some different hues from this angle.
	Sonny gains the ridge crest.
	Sonny approaches the north end of Tiara Peak.
	This is looking up the first gully from the bottom.
	This is looking back down the first gully from about halfway up.
	Sonny holds the register canister on the 2540-metre summit of Tiara Peak.
	Fisher Peak looks snowy to the south.
	The most recognizable peak to the northwest is Mount Lorette (left).
	To the north is Belmore Browne Peak.
	Moose Mountain dominates the view to the east.
	This is looking back at Sonny's tricky down-climb on his descent.
	This is the striking pinnacle to the east of Tiara Peak.
	This is looking back up at Tiara Peak's east-facing cliffs from the descent route.
	Sonny hikes back out the creek.
	Someone's truck nearly ended up in the creek!