*I hope people use their own wise judgement when hiking always plan ahead and be prepared. One should never go beyond their abilities.*

Over the years I've had a few goals my first was to Summit all the Peaks of Waterton. Here is My Waterton Summit List I completed that goal on September 26, 2016.

My next goal I'm still working on and that is to summit the 6 10,000 foot Summmits of Glacier National Park. I have one left Kintla.

My 2018 Goal that I accomplished was to summit 40 peaks in my 40th year and that I finished on September 26, 2018.

Not sure what will be my next goal, once Glacier's Summits are done?

I commonly use 3 Hashtags on my social media. The first one is #itookthepathlesstraveledby which is to reference this blog. The next two relate to my father and grandfather who were also hikers. #milesformarkellingson is to remember my
Dad, Mark Ellingson and #dustfromthetrailandhowitsettledonme is to remember my Grandfather Earl Ellingson

November 05, 2015

Carthew/Alderson Summit Scout Camp July 25, 2014

This hike I've done many times and every time I do it I get a surprise, this time was no exception as we had some of the strongest winds I've ever seen hiking.  It was so bad some of the boys though they were going to die, we even had a few in tears.  We resorted to forming a human chain and walking down the ridge till we were out of the really gusting wind path.  Aside from the wind it was a beautiful day.

Climbing up the switch backs to summit lake with a nice view of Forum Peak 


Mt. Custer

Looking across the valley towards Glacier National Park

This is the windy part, notice the boys all hunched over trying not to be blown away!

The human chain, I was the lead anchor!

Beautiful view looking down to the Carthew Lakes

Coming down the summit ridge looking south towards Glacier Park peaks

Mt. Alderson

Looking back up the slopes of Carthew covered in snow pack

The first of the Carthew Lakes

Looking back at the summit ridge we came from

This is the ridge between Mt. Alderson and Mt. Bertha

This is looking south on the 2nd Carthew Lake

Buchanan Ridge in the center and Buchanan Peak on the right

Buchanan Peak on the left

Another view of Buchanan Ridge (actually higher than the peak)

After the Carthew Lakes you go start heading down to Alderson Lake which rests below the big cliff of Mt. Alderson

First view of the town site with Vimy Peak in the background

Vimy on left Mt. Boswell in the middle and Mt. Cleveland to the right


Google Track of Hike

Stats of Hike:
Total distance: 18.66 km (11.6 mi)
Total time: 7:53:04
Moving time: 7:53:04
Average speed: 2.37 km/h (1.5 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 2.37 km/h (1.5 mi/h)
Max speed: 5.51 km/h (3.4 mi/h)
Average pace: 25:21 min/km (40:48 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 25:21 min/km (40:48 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 10:54 min/km (17:32 min/mi)
Max elevation: 2351 m (7713 ft)
Min elevation: 1291 m (4235 ft)
Elevation gain: 2483 m (8146 ft)
Max grade: 28 %
Min grade: -37 %

Recorded: 7/25/2014 10:27 AM
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