For our return, we traversed partway back to the south summit before descending to the aforementioned col.  From there, we stumbled down some mixed rubble until we were able to plunge-step the remainder of the scree slope back to the creek. The long march out Jura Creek is the real crux of this trip since the monotony is almost as painful as the stones underfoot.  The hot sun would have made the trek even more unbearable had it been a little higher in the sky, but it was late enough for the shade of Exshaw Ridge to provide cover over much of the creek bed.  We took lots of breaks on the way back, and Marta and Zosia also "entertained" us with a plethora of Polish songs.  Even Elisabeth got into the act with some French Canadian tunes.  There were a lot of sore feet and maybe even a few sore throats by the time we exited the canyon at the mouth of Jura Creek.  After parting ways with Stephane back at my car, we enjoyed an uneventful drive back to Calgary to end a long but fun day in the mountains.

	The group follows a dirt road which leads to Jura Creek.  Ahead is Exshaw Mountain.
	The group hikes through a short canyon near the start.
	Marta hikes up gray limestone of the Palliser Formation (for a short but concise description of this geological formation, check out Matthew Hobbs' trip report).
	Beyond the second canyon, the group prepares to endure over two hours of monotonous hiking up Jura Creek.
	The group heads up a huge yellow scree slope.
	Marta continues to grind uphill.  Zosia and Elisabeth are barely visible beside the trees at centre.
	The group heads for a col (not visible here) between the yellow scree and the gray slabs.
	A west-trending ridge leads directly to Morrowmount's summit ridge.  The north (true) summit of Morrowmount is at centre.

The east face of Mount Fable garners much attention to the west.

 

	Hassel Castle sticks up like a sore thumb along the ridge to the south.
	Zosia, Marta and Elisabeth arrive at the col.
	Zosia and Elisabeth scramble up to the summit ridge.
	Marta climbs high above the col (bottom left).
	Elisabeth, Zosia and Marta arrive at the south summit of Morrowmount (2529 metres).  The north summit is visible at left.
	Stephane follows Elisabeth, Zosia and Marta along the connecting ridge to the north summit.

 

Stephane, Elisabeth, Marta, Zosia and Sonny stand on the north summit of Morrowmount (2533 metres).

 

	This is looking back at the south summit from the north summit.  The four peaks of Mount Lougheed are visible on the horizon at right.
	To the northwest, the prominent peak at left is unofficially-named Mount Townsend.
	End Mountain and Association Peak are visible to the northeast.
	To the east is Wendell Mountain.
	Mount Yamnuska is seldom seen from this angle.
	The group traverses partway back along the ridge toward the south summit.

 

Here is another look at Hassel Castle.

 

	The group rapidly plunge-steps down the huge yellow scree slope.
	Here is a comprehensive view of Jura Creek valley.  Exshaw Ridge is on the right.
	Hiking out Jura Creek is the epitome of drudgery.
	Total Distance:  22.4 kilometres Round-Trip Time:  11 hours 40 minutes Net Elevation Gain:  1227 metres GPX Data