"Mt. Chester > Little Chester > S. Galatea > Little Galatea Chester and Little Chester. We started at the Chester Lake trailhead and took the regular route for both peaks. We probably drifted farther climbers right for the final 100m on Chester, but the scrambling was fun. We didn’t have much for views, as we were socked in. Little Chester is a high point on the southwest ridge. We had a time limit (8hrs for 4 peaks), so we ran up and ran down. The route is obvious from the col. S. Galatea and Little Galatea. From Chester Lake, we followed the regular trail to the “Elephant Rocks” and continued on the trail towards Mt. Galatea. There is a map trail and I had a gpx track to know when to branch off from that main trail. However, the trail is not obvious in reality and we veered off from the beta I had. We bushwhacked for a while and aimed for some mellow cliff bands to gain the south slope. There were no distinct trails, so we just aimed for solid rock or supportive talus. It was a grind, and probably felt harder after doing Chester. The final 50m was fun scrambling with great views. The summit doesn’t have a register. In my opinion, it is deserving. Despite the location, thi..." — ivo • Aug 25, 2022

"Planned on Galatea, but with some fresh overnight snow and a less than ideal forecast we hiked to col of chester, met with high winds and snow, decided that this peak was worth waiting for some vis. descended, Made for a good hike past chester lake none the less." — ken_hercules • Sep 17, 2019

"Some good scrambling. Great views of Kananaskis. An impressive summit for a relatively short day! Could easily be done in under 5 hours if you keep a good pace. The snow is holding off, might be the last day of the week where peaks like these are still easy. " — jakefinnan • Sep 11, 2018

"Solo trip. Left parking lot at 7:45am and returned by 12:45am. This was a test to see if my pelvis had recovered from a fall canoeing last Sunday. On the drive there I saw 2 moose. Trail obvious and the branch trail that led to the col was obvious if one goes a little past the col and to Chester Lake. At the col saw 2 mountain goats. Lots of people on the way down. Saw grizzly and cub." — alexjoseph • Sep 8, 2012

"Summitted with Steven Song. Beautiful day. Arrived at the lake in a little over an hour. Headed to the gully using Kane's scrambling route. Then headed climber's left onto some scrambly rock to the summit. Relatively short day. Great views !!" — dkmountainman • Jul 22, 2012