No difficulties - combined with an ascent of Mount Allan which is also a hike.
Climb over this mountain on the way to Mount Allan! Named after the 1988 Olympics and the Nakiska ski runs that were part of that event and started from near this minor bump on the ridge to Mount Allan.
Mount Allan is probably one of the closest you can get to a scramble and still call it a hike! I've done this one twice now - and loved it both times. Awesome views and a two-summit day make this one very highly recommended. On the way up Mount Allan you summit Olympic Summit, which is kind of a fail since it's only a minor bump. Oh well. I'll take easy summits any time I can! :)
This is also part of the highest maintained trails in the Canadian Rockies - the Centennial Trail, which is even higher than the Skyline trail in Jasper.
[Jeff prepares for the final summit push on Mount Allan.] [Jeff grinding up the final scree slope.]
[Exploring the pinnacles above Olympic Summit on the way back down.] [One of Lougheed's summits beyond the ascent slopes of Allan.] [Heading down from Olympic Summit.]
[Another pinnacle.]
[Heading down the obvious trail.]
[The trail up past Olympic Summit on my second ascent of Allan / Olympic Summit.] [What a gorgeous view of Mount Lougheed!] [Another stunning view west includes Sparrowhawk.] [A whole gang on top this time.] [The gang on the way back down through the pinnacles.] [One of my all-time favorite shots off this hike.] [Another fantastic late fall day in the hills.] [Another favorite shot looking back towards Mount Bogart.]
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