条目 in Neptuak Mountain

"Neptuak" is the Stoney Indian word for "nine" as Neptuak Mountain is peak #9 in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It is located on the Continental Divide, which is also the British Columbia-Alberta border in this region, and is in the Bow Range of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The summit is a tripoint for Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park, and Yoho National Park, where the three parks share a common border. Source Wikipedia

The NW Ridge is the standard route up Neptuak, and is also commonly climbed en route to the Deltaform-Neptuak col to climb the Northwest Ridge of Deltaform. Despite this, it involves some exposed scrambling and serious climbing in itself.

Start from Wenkchemna Pass, and hike up over moraines to the start of some quartzite cliffs. Traverse right to a break, then scramble up and right to bypass the steepest part, and traverse back left along the base of the upper cliffband to a small bay. Climb 2 roughly 30m pitches to reach the ridge, then continue up the ridge above.

Hike up a large scree slope to the upper ridge, bypassing several difficulties to the right of the crest. Once at the upper rocks, climb several pitches of easier terrain up gullies and broken terrain, staying right of the crest. Once on the summit ridge, traverse it on a decent trail to the summit.

Descend the same way, rappelling where anchors are present and downclimbing other sections.

Contained within Banff National Park. Be respectful, don't litter. Bivies are restricted depending on route. Moraine Lake parking fills up early in the summer. Moraine Lake Road closes to cars in the winter.

Contained within Banff National Park. Be respectful, don't litter. Bivies are restricted depending on route. Moraine Lake parking fills up early in the summer. Moraine Lake Road closes to cars in the winter.