Mount Kent

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Mount Kent
  • Location: Kananaskis Country (Highway 742)
  • Activity: Scrambling
  • Height: 2,635 m (8,645 ft)
  • Elevation Gain: 800 m (2,625 ft)
  • Distance: 6.1 km / Round Trip (3.8 mi)
  • Avg Steepness: 14.7°
  • Estimated Time: 4-6 hrs
  • Technicality: Advanced
  • Fitness Level: Moderate
My first plan was The Fist just like two weeks before this trip. My previous attempt was shut down by trail closer due to bear activity, so this time I checked website. It didn't say anything about Commonwealth creek trail closure, but when I arrived at the parking lot, I saw the same thing. Yellow tape! The trail was still closed.

So I left the parking lot and drove down south and saw Mount Kent. K-k-k-k-Kent, one of the most boring peaks I have ever done... and I refuse to write a trip report on this peak! Boo! Boo! Who would cover such boring peak on a book (that would be Nugara lol)? Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

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Some cleaning done after the flooding. This is where I started.

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I'm writing trip report after more than 1 year, and I don't remember exactly, but if I think I couldn't find a trail most of the way up.

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It was decent day at this point. I didn't know the mountain range behind is actually called Spray Mountains which includes Warspite, Black Price, etc.

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Then Darth Vader had arrived and ruined my views.

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The rain made slabs bit slippery. My friend came here when snow was here and told me his horror story about this place. I have to agree if snow is here, this place would be dangerous.

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You can see the drainage I used for approach I believe… Actually I don't quite remember… or maybe it more like I don't want to remember about this boring peak….

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Mount Kent is actually quite unique in weird way. The actual summit is clearly lower than many high points on this long ridge which has an official name Kent Ridge. I just could not stop questioning about what kind of right-minded person would randomly pick this non-significant high point and call it as the summit?

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Looks nasty.

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Darth Vader is gone and now it's peaceful.

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Don't like walking on this type of drainage. Too much debris.

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