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Minotaur Peak - Livingstone Public Land Use Zone (PLUZ) - Alberta, Canada
2024-09-21 - I first found out about the unofficial name for this peak while I was hiking up Bluff Mt. in June 2023. As I was hiking up Bluff I kept coming across flagging tape with the symbol of a minotaur on it or the words "Minotaur SkyRace". I did some some online investigating (meettheminotaur.com) and found that the Minotaur SkyRace is one of several high alpine races that attract competitors from across Canada and the rest of the world. They had run the race just a few days before which is why there was so much flagging tape throughout the route.
I found that the organizers had dubbed the highest point "Minotaur Peak" and that the race also includes high points on Bluff Mt. as well as the Livingstone Range including "Livingstone South". I determined then that I would try and get up to "Minotaur" especially as I really love the area around the Crowsnest Pass and am always looking for an excuse to go back.
I found on the race website a map that showed a route that came off from "Livingstone South". So, in Sept. 2023 Melissa and I headed into the area determined to get to the summit of both "Livingstone South" as well as "Minotaur Peak". However, the wind was so strong that we had to turn back after summiting "Livingstone South".
I returned almost to the day one year later and was determined even more to get to "Minotaur". This time I chose a different route. Melissa and I decided that we would first go to the ghost town of Lille, check out the sites there, and then I would do a solo scramble up to "Minotaur" while she found a sheltered spot to study for a college course she's taking.
The trailhead is easy to find as there are signs marking it as the start of the hike for Lille. The trail is easy and crosses over Gold Creek multiple times on bridges that have been built by local OHV organizations. Once at Lille we had a great time looking at the ruins of the old town. From Lille I could see "Minotaur Peak" clearly.
Just prior to getting to the town of Lille there is a large meadow and an OHV road that leads into the basin that sits between "Minotaur Peak" and "Livingstone South". It did take me a few minutes to find the road as, at first, I wasn't paying attention to my GPS and the track I had downloaded from the Minotaur SkyRace website.
The road is excellent and easy to follow. At one point it veers off to the right towards "Livingstone South" and "Morin Peak". At this point I headed to the right and was soon above the treeline.
Once above the treeline I could see that the way ahead should be easy enough. I wasn't following the SkyRace trail at this point so I had to route-find but the slopes are not steep and the rock was grippy enough to hold on to tightly. There were a few slabs that would be a challenge if they were wet or icy but they were dry as a bone and easy to navigate.
Once on the ridge crest I could see that "Minotaur" was directly to the north. At first this look discouragingly steep but I kept reminding myself that people actually race along the route so it couldn't be that bad. Sure enough I found it easy to get back to the summit and enjoy the views from the peak.
The Livingstone Range has some fantastic views, especially of the Castle Wildland and even Waterton Lakes NP and Glacier NP to the south, Crowsnest Mt. and Seven Sisters to the west, and a sea of peaks to the north.
After a leisurely break I descended. Preferring to do a loop as much as possible I took the SkyRacer route down to a saddle and from there into the basin that I had come up.
The sun was starting to set and I was a little worried I might lose the sun before I found the road but I got to it in no time and even made it back to the meadow by Lille before darkness set in. From there it was just an easy stroll back to the trailhead where Ruby and Melissa were waiting.
I highly recommend this peak. The only change is that if I were to do it again I would take the time and do the same loop as do the SkyRacers. This looked to be a nice challenge and I'm betting there are some good human trails that would speed things along vs. the scree route-finding I had to do on my ascent route.
References:
meettheminotaur.com/
Music:
(No Copyright) Solo Acoustic Guitar Fingerstyle
ua-cam.com/video/IVXMz_Sq5BY/v-deo.html
"Come on By" - written and performed by Ocie Elliott
ua-cam.com/video/Kk6IbCKB_uw/v-deo.htmlsi=ozcy3QoUgZtBDc51
"Pocketful of Rain" - written and performed by The Paper Kites
ua-cam.com/video/M3N0Qqw16tQ/v-deo.htmlsi=TLZLxRdhNZQFf0Cc
I found that the organizers had dubbed the highest point "Minotaur Peak" and that the race also includes high points on Bluff Mt. as well as the Livingstone Range including "Livingstone South". I determined then that I would try and get up to "Minotaur" especially as I really love the area around the Crowsnest Pass and am always looking for an excuse to go back.
I found on the race website a map that showed a route that came off from "Livingstone South". So, in Sept. 2023 Melissa and I headed into the area determined to get to the summit of both "Livingstone South" as well as "Minotaur Peak". However, the wind was so strong that we had to turn back after summiting "Livingstone South".
I returned almost to the day one year later and was determined even more to get to "Minotaur". This time I chose a different route. Melissa and I decided that we would first go to the ghost town of Lille, check out the sites there, and then I would do a solo scramble up to "Minotaur" while she found a sheltered spot to study for a college course she's taking.
The trailhead is easy to find as there are signs marking it as the start of the hike for Lille. The trail is easy and crosses over Gold Creek multiple times on bridges that have been built by local OHV organizations. Once at Lille we had a great time looking at the ruins of the old town. From Lille I could see "Minotaur Peak" clearly.
Just prior to getting to the town of Lille there is a large meadow and an OHV road that leads into the basin that sits between "Minotaur Peak" and "Livingstone South". It did take me a few minutes to find the road as, at first, I wasn't paying attention to my GPS and the track I had downloaded from the Minotaur SkyRace website.
The road is excellent and easy to follow. At one point it veers off to the right towards "Livingstone South" and "Morin Peak". At this point I headed to the right and was soon above the treeline.
Once above the treeline I could see that the way ahead should be easy enough. I wasn't following the SkyRace trail at this point so I had to route-find but the slopes are not steep and the rock was grippy enough to hold on to tightly. There were a few slabs that would be a challenge if they were wet or icy but they were dry as a bone and easy to navigate.
Once on the ridge crest I could see that "Minotaur" was directly to the north. At first this look discouragingly steep but I kept reminding myself that people actually race along the route so it couldn't be that bad. Sure enough I found it easy to get back to the summit and enjoy the views from the peak.
The Livingstone Range has some fantastic views, especially of the Castle Wildland and even Waterton Lakes NP and Glacier NP to the south, Crowsnest Mt. and Seven Sisters to the west, and a sea of peaks to the north.
After a leisurely break I descended. Preferring to do a loop as much as possible I took the SkyRacer route down to a saddle and from there into the basin that I had come up.
The sun was starting to set and I was a little worried I might lose the sun before I found the road but I got to it in no time and even made it back to the meadow by Lille before darkness set in. From there it was just an easy stroll back to the trailhead where Ruby and Melissa were waiting.
I highly recommend this peak. The only change is that if I were to do it again I would take the time and do the same loop as do the SkyRacers. This looked to be a nice challenge and I'm betting there are some good human trails that would speed things along vs. the scree route-finding I had to do on my ascent route.
References:
meettheminotaur.com/
Music:
(No Copyright) Solo Acoustic Guitar Fingerstyle
ua-cam.com/video/IVXMz_Sq5BY/v-deo.html
"Come on By" - written and performed by Ocie Elliott
ua-cam.com/video/Kk6IbCKB_uw/v-deo.htmlsi=ozcy3QoUgZtBDc51
"Pocketful of Rain" - written and performed by The Paper Kites
ua-cam.com/video/M3N0Qqw16tQ/v-deo.htmlsi=TLZLxRdhNZQFf0Cc
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Great video. It's good you carry a flashlight, they can be worth their weight in gold. Happy, happy dog🦮
haha - she IS indeed a very happy dog. I've had a few hikes in the dark without a flashlight. I've learned the lesson the hard way!
I want to do this one!
You need to do it! It's well worth it.
Awesome pictures from the summit.
Thank you!
I climbed that mountain 50 years ago , what a beautiful view , thanks for showing the view . Bring back good memories
Thanks Ernest! Has it changed much in 50 years?
@@allstoneadventures8765 no it’s still awesome
Wow, very nice your like a goat ,I,am tired just watching you great video thanks for sharing ..👍
@@ernestbrazzoni599 haha. I do feel like a mountain goat sometimes. Except I slip a lot more. 😉
Another great video. Keep them coming!
@@robertgraham3368 thank you! I'll keep them coming fer sure. Lots more mountains to climb 😊
Wow, interesting choice, not sure if I am ready for this adventure 🤔. Thanks for sharing, I love your videos ❤️
@@ilonamissbach867 thank you! ❤ Yes, this one had some difficult scrambling sections for sure. Definitely kept me focused when I was on that descent.
I haven't heard of this trail before! Looks epic. Thanks for sharing!
@@ArtistryOfAdventure It's a great loop hike. The Whistler Loop is also very good - Whistler>Table Top>Table and a lot more popular.
@@allstoneadventures8765 Awesome! Thanks!
Awesome! It looks like it was a quiet day on the trail with very few around.
Looked like a great day for a hike.
@@robertgraham3368 it was a great day! Not too hot, just a light breeze. Perfect hiking weather 😊
I Don,t no your first name but your in good shape thanks for the video
@@ernestbrazzoni599 thank you!
Hi Jonathan, we had a great day Tuesday hiking the Whistler loop, so good 😊 so much fun. You also inspired me to do Frankie and Larry , we started out hiking up to North Castle, which was 😟..🙈, over to Larry, Frankie and down to Whistler. We had fun lots of scrambling, beautiful views thanks 🙏 for the inspiration.
@@ilonamissbach867 that's great! I think that is the better way to do it. Your way gets the bushwhack out of the way first and then ends off with Whistler which is such a good trail. And then you're right near the trailhead too. I'll go that way next time!
Thanks for sharing, interesting choice never heard of this two mountain . Will keep an eye out when I go on Tuesday to hike from Whistler to Table. Thanks again, your videos are always inspiring 🙏🙏🙏
@@ilonamissbach867 Thank you! Good luck on the Whistler Loop. That's a fun hike 😊
I could feel it when the wind hit you near the summit. This video put the “Adventures” in All Stone Adventures. 👍 Kudos for recording your thought process, including your decision not to press on in inclement conditions.
@@parveenboora7009 that was terrible timing! Just as I was nearing the summit it hit with full force. The mountains do keep us on our toes don't they? And remind us that Mother Nature is in charge.
I’m getting ready to do this one…but the thought of the bushwhack on the descent is dissuading me 😂 I approached Gladstone from that direction and didn’t have a good time. Another beautiful video, All Stone.
@@parveenboora7009 it was a huge pain, especially at the end of the day! But the rest of the hike and scramble was great. I look forward to reading your blog entry about the hike.
Quite the day. Thanks for sharing.
@@robertgraham3368 thanks Robert!
Very very nice video thanks 👍
@@ernestbrazzoni599 Thanks Ernest!
What a day of summits! 90 min bushwack, Yikes!!!
@@melloyello9213 and you know how much I loveeee bushwhacking 😄
Congrats on the feat! My friends and I ascended up from the south ridge via ptolemy plateau. We made it all the way up to the final slab/crux (100m from summit?) - at which point the queezy feeling hit real good and we decided to end it there. In doing more research I guess we could have bypassed the crux part to the left with some downclimbing. Oh well, next time! I bet you could easily have made it past that point.
@@Andrew-nq6in Yeah, that last little section is tough. Exposure on loose rock is a bad combination. Good to listen to that queezy feeling!
Very nice thanks
@@ernestbrazzoni599 thanks Ernest!
Awesome , beautiful view and country ..
I love this hike! Thanks Ernest
I've done the lakes a few times, pretty nice in the bowl with three lakes and the two are so close together. One of my favorite spots in Castle Wildland.
Definitely! Such a beautiful spot. And so easy to access now that there is a bridge.
@@allstoneadventures8765 I haven’t been there since the bridge was built, definitely a big help, also in the video about the power line to find it. The beginning has always been an adventure. I went up the rock gully thinking it was the way up and had to double back. Needed my GPS on the way back to find my car one time too. It looks like the trail system massively improved. Those switchbacks though. I haven’t done nearly the stuff you have done, congratulations. I love seeing videos of Castle Crown, my backyard. You’re the only one doing it and it’s awesome, Kane of the South.
@@jamesgriesbach9153you definitely won't need a GPS now. It's a busy trail which is good to see in the Castle. I very much like the title "Kane of the South". Haha That is some high praise. That guy is a legend! Thx 😊
Beautiful country!
It really is!
Do you ever go swimming in the lakes you visit? Who takes the videos of you hiking? Melissa? Go pro?
Melissa does a lot of my camera work. But I also have a tripod that I set up when both of us are in the shot or I'm solo.
This is my favourite hike! I go twice a year. Thank you for sharing!!!
It's definitely worth going to a couple of times a year. I'd like to see it different seasons too.
Great hike, thanks for sharing, will do it as soon as possible.
I bet you'll like this one. It's challenging for sure but the great views of surrounding mountains especially Crowsnest Mt. and Seven Sisters make it well worth it. :-)
@@allstoneadventures8765 Thanks 🙏, did on Thursday Tecumseh, yes challenging to, but the view breathtaking. Keep posting your videos, I love them and they are very inspiring 🙏🤗
@@ilonamissbach867 Thanks! I'm glad you made it to Tecumseh too. Such amazing views :-)
Beautiful
@@ernestbrazzoni599 thanks Ernest!
Looks like it was a beautiful day, despite the heat. Loving the videos, All Stone.
@@parveenboora7009 I didn't read your blog on Deadman until after I climbed it. But I was happy that someone else had almost the exact experience on the ascent. It was tough! That rubble was the worst. Keep those blog posts coming!
Ah, you make me wish I was 30 again…
@@cmarkle4074 haha! I wish I was 30 again too 😊
Nice one! I miss this place. Lived up there in 2019. I wrote songs about a lot of these mountains. Probably the most photographic helipad view in the province. Thanks for the tour!
@@mountainmansion no way! You lived up there? What an amazing place to write songs about. I love the sheer drop off of that lookout.
@allstoneadventures8765 Yeah the drop is incredible. Waking up in the morning it would look like the cabin was floating on clouds. Special spot. I'm at Barrier Lake lookout now. There's a 2000 foot cliff but it's a bit of a walk from my cabin. Not the same.
Awesome video thanks
Thanks Ernest!
Well done. I always enjoy your adventures as I hike some of the same country. Nit picking, but this ridge and creek are spelled “Spionkop”. I think it’s Afrikaans.
Oh no! I can't believe I made that typo. Grrr - I hate typos. Yes, I had heard it was named after a peak in South Africa. And there is a Table Mt there too.
To get to the first summit is there an actual trail or is it all route finding and bushwacking?
There isn't a trail that I found. But the route finding was pretty straightforward. And the bush wasn't too thick.
Awesome..
Thanks 🤗
Excellent as always
Thank you! Cheers!
Wicked beautiful
Thanks James!
Love the view , beautifully country
@@ernestbrazzoni599 thanks Ernest! It is such a beautiful area. I love it!
Beautiful!
@@donnataggart3346 Thank you! Isn't it a beautiful world we live in?
@@allstoneadventures8765 spectacular!
Janet would approve this video
Haha. 😂 She would've love the view from the trailhead for sur.
Awesome video , nice and green , love watching your video thanks
Thanks Ernest!
Awesome video. Thanks for posting! Did you get any tics?
Thank you! Not even one tick thank goodness. Which was weird because we went through so much bush.
Thanks for the video, nice . I went last year to Pa, found a way without crossing the creek. After trying to cross the creek 😬🙈🙈. If you don’t cross your last bridge and stay on the right there is a dirt bike trail which brings you to the trail of Pa Butte. So the creek will be on your left. Pretty nice hike through the woods.
Good to know! Yeah, that creek could be very difficult to cross earlier in the season. There were old trails all over that area. I'd like to go back and explore more of them.
Very nice , i enjoy the video welcome back , thanks
Thanks Ernest! It was great to be back in the mountains.
Beautiful ruggedness.
Thank you!
My Dad worked under ground in Mcgillvray mine, I remember as a kid waking up to the mine site where we found the tokens that the miners would attach to the coal cars they filled.
Oh really? I didn't know there was a mine there. That makes sense a there are old roads and trails all over that area.
Final tick count ? 😂
At least 5 directly on us. So many more right around the summit. The worst!
My stomach got queasy watching a few parts in the video. That part headed towards the window especially lol
That is a sketchy part for sure! Fun fact -- Alan Kane used a photo of him crossing that section for the cover of his 'Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies'. Definitely gets the heart pumping ;-)
Is east butte, gold butte or west butte easiest
West Butte is probably easiest. My favourite though is Mt. Brown and Mt. Royal (East Butte). The terrain is really interesting and the Devil's Chimney is such a cool spot.
@@allstoneadventures8765 thanks 👍
Hi. Tonight i had a dream. The word mount blanch come in my head . And i was told that i would meet my future husband in Mount Blanch. I am from Norway. And have never heard the name before. I actually belived it was a restaurant when i wake up 😂 Did Google the name: "Mount Blanch" And was surprised it existed a mountain with that name. The dude in the video was pretty handsome. Maybe the dream was about him 😅
Hope ya carry a firearm or bear spray. We always camp there