From Highway 3 in the community of Frank, turn north onto 153 Street at a large sign for Frank Slide Interpretive Centre (just east of the A&W and gas station).  Drive 1.1 kilometres and leave the paved road by going straight through a Texas gate onto a 2WD gravel road.  Drive 1.6 kilometres and turn left onto another gravel road which crosses a pipeline right-of-way in about 100 metres.  Park anywhere along the side of the road here (the trees on the west side of the road offer good shade from the sun later in the day).

Zosia and I started by slipping through a barbed-wire fence on the east side of the gravel road at the pipeline right-of-way.  We then followed a rough 4x4 road which pretty much runs up the right-of-way to the crest of the south ridge.  At one point, we veered onto a bench high above the road, but we ended up having to drop down slightly to cross a creek before eventually regaining the road anyway.  Once we reached the ridge crest, we abandoned the right-of-way and turned northward which necessitated slipping through another barbed-wire fence.  For the next 1.3 kilometres, we easily ascended the mostly broad ridge crest until we reached a line of short reddish cliffs which Boora refers to as "Red Dragon Back".  On paper at least, this appears to be the most logical spot to leave the main spine of the south ridge to tag The Dog.  After easily surmounting Red Dragon Back, we were faced with a somewhat aggravating traverse across a short connecting ridge.  The forest covering this connecting ridge is surprisingly dense and required some route-finding and bushwhacking to get through.  Fortunately, the misery was short-lived, and we soon broke out of the trees onto the scenic high point of The Dog.  The panoramic views from here are already outstanding, and in my opinion, The Dog is worthy of a day trip by itself.  Nevertheless, we had bigger fish to fry and did not linger for long before plunging into thick forest again to get back to the main ridge.

Once Zosia and I resumed our approach to LSP, we dropped into a dip before climbing over another distinct line of cliffs spanning the ridge crest.  Boora calls these cliffs "Black Dragon Back", and although they can be circumvented via an obvious gap to the far right (east), there is a hidden notch at left that is both convenient and fun to scramble through.  A large cairn marks the start of a path to this notch, but it is difficult to spot from a distance.  Past Black Dragon Back, the ridge narrows significantly, and although it is possible to continue along the crest, it is simpler to drop down slightly to follow a beaten path along the steep eastern slopes.  Lingering snow patches in early season would make this section much trickier, but we had no issues in the snow-free conditions we had.  This narrower part of the ridge ends at a second dip, and from there, the remaining section to the summit of LSP is straightforward though deceptively longer than it appears.

Zosia and I spent about an hour on the summit before commencing our descent.  We pretty much retraced our steps along the undulating south ridge--minus the detour to The Dog--all the way back to the pipeline right-of-way.  We stuck to the road for its entirety while descending the right-of-way and had no problems returning to our parked car.

	The start of the ascent follows this pipeline right-of-way.
	Zosia hikes along a bench above a 4x4 road along the pipeline right-of-way.  She would soon connect with the road to climb to the ridge crest at upper right.
	A bear recently climbed up the 4x4 road. Photo courtesy of Zosia Zgolak
	Zosia gains the crest of the ridge and turns northward.
	Left of centre is "The Dog", a sub-peak of "Livingstone South Peak".
	Zosia approaches some short reddish cliffs which are referred to as "Red Dragon Back" by Parveen Boora.  These cliffs guard the approach to The Dog from the main ridge crest.
	After surmounting Red Dragon Back, Zosia faces surprisingly thick forest along the connecting ridge to The Dog.

Zosia wanders past the high point of The Dog to get a better view of the unfolding panorama.

 

	Zosia and Sonny stand on the high point of The Dog (2058 metres).
	Zosia carefully descends Red Dragon Back to resume her ascent of Livingstone South Peak.
	Zosia approaches the next obstacle which Boora refers to as "Black Dragon Back".  Although this obstacle can be circumvented via an obvious gap at far right, a hidden notch roughly ahead of Zosia offers a more direct route.
	Zosia carefully descends the north side of the hidden notch.
	Zosia continues northward along the undulating ridge.
	Zosia drops into the last dip along the ridge before the final climb to the top.
	As Zosia stops to chat with a descending man, two women can be seen nearing the summit.
	Zosia follows a line of lingering snow near the top.
	Sonny and Zosia stand on the summit of Livingstone South Peak (2298 metres).
	The view to the east includes the south end of Porcupine Hills (far left) and Oldman River (distant right).

Here is the view to the south from the top of Livingstone South Peak.  At centre is The Dog.

 

Here is the view to the west from the top of Livingstone South Peak.  "Morin Peak" is immediately across the connecting ridge.

 

	Centre Peak stands out in the view to the north.
	Late in the day, Zosia hikes back down the pipeline right-of-way with Turtle Mountain dominating the view across the valley.
	Total Distance:  13.8 kilometres Round-Trip Time:  8 hours 59 minutes Cumulative Elevation Gain:  955 metres GPX Data