Mt. Kerkeslin: First Ascent by W. Face and First Traverse. The second ascent of Mt. Kerkeslin (9790 ft.) was made on 8 July 1946, from about Milepost 22 on the Jasper-Banff highway, about one mile and a half S. of Athabaska Falls. E. R. Gibson and R. C. Hind ascended a stream bed, which developed into a canyon, until it seemed advisable to climb out on the N. or true right side. They continued via easy goat trails to the head of this canyon, traversed to the right on very steep grass and easy rocks, and then proceeded straight up to a noticeable dip in the S. W. ridge. One smooth pitch of 150 ft., through a pronounced black band, was the only difficulty here.

Having once attained the ridge, they remained on it, overcoming two small overhangs about 10 ft. high. On the summit the record of the first ascent by Slark and Weber was found, with a postcard showing their route up the N. face. Descent was by the N. E. ridge and N. face, with a 60-ft. rope-off down a nasty wet gully through the black band, which extends right across the W. and N. faces of the peak and is most uncompromising throughout. Obviously easy routes may be made from the E., but to get there would involve heavy going.

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