Twin Towers

"Started raining hard early on but tapered off as I made the top of Heart. Then an easy walk over to Grant MacEwan. Shortly after the departure from there I reached the downclimb. It's more like 8 meters vs 5 but it didn't look too bad. A bit to the right seemed like the easiest path down and with dry rock I gave it a go. Then, the fun scrambling begins along some thin ridges and bumps to the top of the West Tower. Then a quick whip over the East Tower for some nice views of Barrier Lake. Note: On the way back I opted not to climb up the little cliff. It seemed more daunting and my legs were too rubbery. I decended intot he tree on the right side and hugged the bottom of the ridge back to Grant MacEwan. I hate bushwacking but it's better than falling." — danradu • Aug 24, 2020

"Counter-clockwise up Heart. On to Grant Macewan. Continued to Twin Towers. Difficult crux half way to twin towers. Brought snowshoes but left on ridge. Good weather. Some snow close to twin towers and between towers." — carlglaser • May 24, 2020

"We did a car shuttle with a scrambling traverse from Stoney Trailhead northward to Mary Barclay Mountain, then northwest along a ridge, turning right = northward at a 3-way intersection of ridges, and up to Mount Barclay, then a rugged ridge with a 10 m vertical upclimb, then both Twin-Towers, Grant MacEwan Peak and down via Heart Mountain & its northwest ridge. Crux was a 10 m vertical rock scrambling upclimb. Avoided a similar or higher crux between west Twin Tower and Grant MacEwan Peak by dropping into the forest to the right/ east side slope and up the Grant MacEwan meadowy south-east facing slope." — geoffc • Jul 21, 2018

"Scrambled up northwest ridge of Heart Mountain on to Grant MacEwan Peak. Followed a grassy meadow below and on the left /east side of the south ridge of that peak, bypassed some steep cliffs, and scrambled up along the narrow connecting ridge to the top of West Twin Tower. Then easily hiked over to East Twin Tower. Enjoyed view of Barrier Lake. Returned the same way we came." — geoffc • Oct 13, 2015

"Great shoulder season scramble. The crux is a difficult scramble, low 5 or 4 class depending on a route. Apparently, it can avoided on climber's left, but we didn't bother to check it out due to the deep snow. The rest is a moderately exposed ridgewalk to the summit, with some optional great scrambling on solid rock." — Taras • May 22, 2014

"via Heart and ridge to subsequently named Grant MacEwan, then along NW ridge with one short steep section with solid holds, alone. Enjoyable scramble. completed Heart loop on descent. " — KrisT • Oct 12, 1987