Finlay has been asking to climb a mountain for a few months now, many days looking out our window at the Three Sisters and asking when we can climb to the top. Our kids have done many hikes up local small peaks, including Tunnel mountain and Lake Agnes Tea house, but nothing as steep and high as Ha Ling which is a prominent peak over looking Canmore from 7,900 ft from sea level.
However, living in Canmore we are already at the height of Ben Nevis. So some advantage to begin with.
We hiked with another family for safety in numbers and motivation purposes and it worked like a charm. We had packed a ruck sac full of little treats to entice the kids to keep on walking, however this time they were not needed. The 4 older kids, Ben, Lucy, Aria and Heather were like mountain goats and we couldn't see them for dust. Once we reached the tree line, the plan was to stop for lunch, however we got there with no kids to be seen and 4 out of breath adults!!
So I had to bellow at them to stop so they didn't go too far, as the summit is very exposed and tricky. They held on for us and we hoped to stop for lunch, but general consensus from they kids was to continue to the summit. Lunch at last after 2,260ft or 700m elevation gain in 2 hours.
Comfy seat on the way down.
Proud as punch.
I have no doubt who will be feeling worse tomorrow.
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