Grotto Mountain

"Liz is working on her Kane list...25 to go. This one was never a high priority, but it made for a nice quick on on a bad weather day. We slept in, got a great meal in town, and headed out on the trail in mid afternoon. An electrical storm rolled in when we were 400 meters up, so we needed to take cover for a bit. Fortunately, we were not exposed, and the storm blew on through. The rest of the day was a mixture of beautiful sun, mist, and rain. Went up Kane's "direct route" and down the ACC trail. The ghost was in the sun for our summit stay, so we had some nice views in that direction. Otherwise, this one isn't too interesting. Great exercise though. " — mike_rogers81 • Jul 6, 2019

"we left a bit late (9:15 ish) on a short day (January 21). Encountered post-holing past treeline to the ridge proper. To avoid the hazard of cornices, went down into the bowl instead of sticking to ridge, which was much harder & slower going. Turned around approximately 60 vert and 600 m horiz from the summit as started to worry about making it down in darkness." — apfelstrudel • Jan 21, 2018

"Attempted this one back when I was 13 so I had to cross it off my to do list, started at 7 because of the 30+ degree day prediction in Canmore. Super fun ridge walk with a really cool rock window that you can check out." — snowsurfer • Jul 8, 2017

"Did the Acc route so I could experience the amazing ridge walk twice, saw the rock window and mount Assinaboine, got caught in a T-storm on the way down the mountain, a bit scary, pelted with pea sized hail, soaked to the bone, sliding down mud trails streaming with water, but an awesome hike!" — mountaindad • Jun 8, 2017

"New way up for me. Took the trail up from the Quarry, traversed across and descended via the regular route to the ACC headquarters. Super enjoyable route, the trail up from the Quarry was obvious and there was very little ice on the descent." — joannaford • Mar 26, 2016

"Amazing hike up this mountain. Left at around 7:30am and arrived at the summit around 1pm due to some small breaks and bit of geocaching. Not a cloud in the sky and could see Mount Temple in the distance." — KevinN • Jul 18, 2015

"Beautiful sunny 20 degree day, made the peak in 3:15 from the west approach. Excellent views all around. Great ridge walk, not a lot of snow. Descent was dry and dusty through the middle section with lots of scree run out, tough to hold footing." — dean2287 • May 4, 2015

"Very windy above tree line and along the ridge. Just before the summit it got extremely windy almost turned around, I thought I was going to blow right off the mountain. I made it to the summit took some quick photos did not sign the register and headed back quickly for the warmth and cover of the trees." — Randy • Jan 17, 2015

"Went up the direct route right of the gully. Strong winds as we got near the summit. Extremely strong winds as we started down the west slope from the peak. Luckily it decreased as we went along. The mountain to do once in a while, so that you remember why you don't do it more often. Darren and Myself. 4h30m up and 4h down. Elevation gain for the peak 1425m, YTD elevation gain 30122m." — MtnJohn • Jun 16, 2012