On an annual trip connecting the "Edmonton contigent" we made plans for a 7 day trip into the Rockies for some classic mountaineering. Mike Pollard and Guirellmo Barron are great friends and solid, safe climbers. Together we made plans to try Mt.Robson but that was stymied by poor snow conditions and a gloomy weather forecast. In return, we decided to spend a week on the logging roads east of highway 93 south, climbing in an area that sees few people and fewer climbers. Mt. King George is positioned in the middle of the royal group in south eastern kananaskis and is said to have nice climbing with an attractive position. We drove about 65km up gravel roads where we continued with a full days hike through the bush to a lovely campsite in position for the climbing. After an early start we discovered the couloir mentioned in Bill Corbetts book leading to the climbing on the SE ridge had meleted out (SUVs, coal factories) to uncover loose, crumbling terrain. After trying to rock climb through another gulley, we headed back down to camp and decided to head into assiniboine the following day. We spent the balance of the day walking through alpine meadows, drinking coffee and enjoying great company.
