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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Aug 22, 2016 - 09:16am PT
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mt. saskatchewan in the st elias?
what took so long? nah000 wins... sorry to blow the answer Mighty...
but I still think its silly to name peaks the same, and will lead to all sorts of confusion down...
Mt. Saskatchewan in Alberta
Mt. Saskatchewan in Kluane
Mt. Saskatchewan in New Brunswick
Mt. Saskatchewan in Ontario
etc...
and I can't wait to see what sandpile gets Mt. Saskatchewan in Saskatchewan
really?
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Mighty Hiker
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Outside the Asylum
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2016 - 01:56pm PT
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Sheesh! The whole idea was to have some educational fun, and string everyone along.
Yes, it is Mount Saskatchewan in the Saint Elias Ranges. In Canada's centennial year (1967) it and adjoining peaks were named, one for each province and territory, in geographic order. All were attempted and most climbed as part of the "Expedition Yukon" that year. Mount Saskatchewan was attempted by a four-women team, and has been attempted four times since. Somewhat ironically, a peak named for perhaps our flattest province remains unclimbed. Perhaps that will change in Canada's tercentenary next year. It would be nice if a Canadian team, from Saskatchewan, got up the thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Saskatchewan_(Yukon);
There are numerous Bear/Glacier/Blue Lakes/Rivers/etc just in B.C. There are even two Mount Pilkingtons, one named for a president of The Alpine Club, one for a mountaineer from Vancouver (unrelated).
It makes perfect sense that there be a mountain at the head of the mighty Saskatchewan River named for it, and another mountain in the Centennial Range - far away - with the same name.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Outside the Asylum
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 23, 2016 - 09:15am PT
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Mount Saskatchewan is probably one of the higher, if not the highest, unclimbed peak in Canada if not North America. However, it doesn't have wifi, so a modern multi-media ascent seems unlikely, however much the medium is supposedly the message. You can climb it, but we won't have to read about it on social media until you get home.
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