Yesterday we attempted to climb Sunwapta Peak. We wanted to get one more peak in before the end of the season. We would have reached our highest elevation -- over 11,000 ft AND our highest verticle gain (in one day) of 5300 ft. Every thing was looking good until we reached 3000 m (roughly 9100 ft); it was then that the weather changed for the worse. What started to be a beautiful day of sun and cloud changed to driving winds and blinding snow... the wind chill approached -15'C. We decided to turn back but we will attempt it again next year.
Success' of this trip -- Highest elevation this year and the quickest ascent of what we did accomplish -- worked out to 400 m (1300 ft) per hour. Who knows, we may get in another peak before the end of the year. Hopefully it continues to snow for good skiing in the early season. Here's a link to a video taken as we decided to end the climb.
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