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Heading back down
Pu and Jenn head back down the trail from the top of Kings Peak. [enlarge]
The North Glacier
Another view of King Peaks' North Glacier. [enlarge]
King Peaks' summit
A last look at King Peaks' summit block from below the Queen's face. [enlarge]
Elkhorn, yet again
I just have to include one more shot of this fabulous peak! [enlarge]
Hiking away from grandeur
Jenn and Pu on their way down from Kings Peak. [enlarge]
Hiking away from grandeur
Jenn and Pu on their way down from Kings Peak. [enlarge]
Delightful mountain walking
This shot captures the beauty of the trail as it wanders down through alpine terrain from the summit of Kings Peak. [enlarge]
Our descent path
A shot down into the sub-alpine valley that contains the Kings Peak hiking route. [enlarge]
Middle Ascent / Descent path (annotated)
A annotated shot down into the sub-alpine valley that contains the Kings Peak hiking route (rather, the 'middle' section of the hiking route). [enlarge]
About to descend the gully
A view down into the very steep gully that leads off the ridge and down to the sub-alpine meadows. [enlarge]
A meadow-break
On the way down from Kings Peak, we stop for a short break in the sub-alpine meadows. [enlarge]
Descending earthy gullies
Carefully descending the steep earthy gully on the side of a mountain stream. [enlarge]
A bit of discarded webbing
Some old discarded climbing webbing acts as a trail marker on the Kings Peak trail. [enlarge]
Return to good trails
A shot taken while descending on the Kings Peak trail, down in the section where the trail is maintained. [enlarge]
Good lower trailwork
The first third of the Kings Peak trail has extensive and excellent trail work. [enlarge]
Success!
Pu celebrates as we finish our most excellent Kings Peak Climb. [enlarge]
Success!
Pu and Jenn emerge at the Kings Peak trailhead. Nearly 6000 feet of elevation gain and loss in just a few kilometres! [enlarge]
Here is a google-based map of the location of the Kings Peak climb. The actual track is marked in red on the map.

Double click on the map to view a larger version, with clickable icons for each picture that was taken during the climb. You can quickly locate when and where each picture was taken.
Interactive trackmap, Kings Peak climb - click map to view
Interactive trackmap, Kings Peak climb - click to view
Climb Data - Kings Peak
Start Time: 8:28a.m.
End Time: 7:19p.m.
Duration: 10h50m
Distance: 14.84 km (9.22 mi)
Average Speed: 1.4 km/hr (0.9 mph)
Start Elevation: 1049ft (320m) *
Max Elevation: 6796ft (2071m) *
Min Elevation: 1048ft (319m) *
End Elevation: 1119ft (341m) *
* : +/- 75 feet
Total Elevation Gain: 5663ft (1726m) *
Total Elevation Loss: 5562ft (1695m) *
 
 
* : +/- 75 feet
Elevation Graph
Elevation profile over Distance
A GPS-derived elevation graph of our Kings Peak climb, graphed over distance [enlarge]
Elevation profile over time
A GPS-derived elevation graph of our Kings Peak climb, graphed over time. [enlarge]
Annotated Topographic Map
This is an annotated topographic map of both our Elk River-Landslide Lake and Kings Peak hikes. [enlarge]
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